Its hard, I get it, Rothenberg said. In prison, Rivera recalled, he helped care for sick inmates during the height of the AIDS crisis, and he has done the same sort of work ever since. Rivera can keep the room buoyant with a jokeusually at the expense of Rothenberg, who, as the household saint, can afford to have a few jokes told at his expense (and whose aura is very different from Riveras: small, high-strung, gay, and Jewish). Montgomery was ordered back to Nassau County criminal court on Feb. 18, officials said. Because of my college education, my time in prison had purpose. Then Tuesday goes better than you hope, but then Wednesday is really hardyoure hungry. January 18, 2023 2:32 pm. Andrew Cuomo alsopledgedstate funding for the program in 2014, but backlash led him to withdraw the policy proposal. I would have loved to stay at Fortune, he said in early June. Yet I know that Sam wasnt afraid, and he could have whipped this guys ass. Shawnta Montgomery, 20, who lives on Hudson Avenue in Roosevelt, pleaded not guilty to two counts of manslaughter at her arraignment Monday in First District Court in Hempstead, court officials said. Wesley Caines, 09 Sam Rivera outside the Castle, a residence for the formerly incarcerated. You keep coming home. It gave me hope for his future. Were all transitioning. All Rights Reserved. The vast majority of participants have never experienced an education that called upon them to ask these questions. Alelur Duran, Dyjuan Tatro, Giovannie Hernandez, Ken Burns and Wesley Caines attend the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. 172 posts. My kids do that, Rivera said. Sebastian Yoons account of parental abandonment and poverty is enough to stand for all. Taconic inmate Shawnta Montgomery's account of an upbringing and life that brought about the death of her young daughter outlines a path that is surely common to many. The crime is what you did. And then you need to move and live., Later, sitting with Rothenberg for lunch outdoors at Trufa, Rivera said, Anything can be an addiction, or a crutch. Some think that even in prison, they should not have access to it. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. Studied at Virginia College Class of 2014 High school Went to Belmont High School Dayton Ohio 1995 - 1997 Went to West Carrollton Photos See all photos Others Named Shawnta Montgomery Shawnta Montgomery See more Others With a Similar Name Mo Montgomery Erin Montgomery Mikeylyles Montgomery Fetty Shawnta Shelby Montgomery Taylor R Montgomery Rivera furrowed his brow, as one who, knowing exactly who Peggy Lee was, was disinclined to admit it at just that moment. What is justice? Shawnta Montgomery, 17 It was overwhelming! I discovered liberation in education. Were now making statements.). He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, and has two teen-age sons and a daughter in her twenties. , Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, with BPIs community of alumni, families, staff, faculty, and supporters for a special screening of, Program Specialist Open Society Foundation, Found of Listen Up Media, Philadelphia Eagles Two-time Super Bowl Champion, Canvass Director at JustLeadershipUSA and the Lead National Organizer for Beyond the Box Initiative, Last month, I visited BPIs home at Eastern Correctional Facility. I am so glad that the cameras were there that day, because what happened on that stage, and what is happening at BPI, will change Americas understanding of who incarcerated people are, and what they are capable of. The same rule that holds in a small regional theatre holds in a nonprofit devoted to post-incarceration transitions: the charismatic figure wins the allegiance of his clientele, at the risk of alienating his colleagues, who, without any malice or even conscious envy, become mindful of what they see as his managerial deficits. Phone Number: (757) 237-IJJT. The crowd, including the original speaker, laughed at Riveras earnest repetition of bottom, but he had made his point: they couldnt afford the indulgence of self-dramatization. Access to education is at the heart of filmmakerLynn Novick and producer Sarah Botstein's vision. Two dozen similar programs exist in 28 states, though Bards is the most highly-regarded. Astudyfrom RAND estimates that for every $1 invested in the program, the country saves five dollars in re-incarceration costs over three years. But, of course, Ill run a background check on you. The Fortune facethats what I call what you see in the Thursday-night performance space, E. explained. I cant fix you. Giovannie Hernandez, 17 Tamika Graham, 17 The four-part series tracks a fascinating prison education initiative Bard began in 1999, which now serves 300 individuals. That person I was is not who I am now. That, the interviewer explained, is a version of the perfect answer, which the residents work to adapt. Dont wait to hit bottom before you start working your way back up. God, she was good!. Angela Scott, an eight-year veteran of the society, has replaced Rivera. Left: Giovannie Hernandez attends the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. ROOSEVELT, NY Police have charged 20-year-old Shawnta Montgomery, of Roosevelt, with first-degree manslaughter. You did. The autopsy uncovered prior abuse as well. There is still so much work to do, to make sure access to higher education behind bars is fully restored, to put an end to mass incarceration, and to make our country live up to its values. He got no response. Its hard, but its rewarding, said BPI participant John Gonzalez. I remember when I was having problems with my roommate and I had to move to a single room. One Thursday, Shawnta Montgomery, who loves to tease Rivera for his sincerity and self-seriousness, was on the right, too, closer up. This film following students of the Bard Prison Initiative is a tribute to their ambition and endeavour and an indictment of the absence of funding for such programmes. Could I work with her? Coming home hasnt been easy for me, and I am still on that journeyand happy to be here celebrating this film and our BPI family. Lets work on your foundationwhat will keep you standing, even if you start to use drugs again, even if you went back to prison. Aaron Kinzel, a University of Michigan-Dearborn criminology lecturer, knows firsthand the significance of college education in prison. We all know, the stigma of a felony conviction is a lot to overcome. Montgomery and Smith moved from Virginia to Roosevelt last month to stay with Smith's mother, Beverly German. Coming home means learning the language and the rituals shared by the society outside prison walls. Youre bunked with someone and you know youre getting robbed, he said. He used to come to Fortune.. Her age is 73. Jumaane Williams It's not that often that you see such a clear narrative of this policy change," said CaseyGoldvale, who co-wrote the study. With a shaved head and an earring in each ear, he had led the meeting for about two years, with good humor and disciplinelike ones ideal of a staff sergeant, who creates maximum morale but with minimal opportunity for goofing off. Ignoring someone is reacting to them., Afterward, Rivera looked bemused. In the hope of rescuing a different future for us all, we must take some lessons from BPIthis program has much to teach us about the role of education in society. While the 1994 Crime Bill destroyed college-in-prison twenty-five years ago; today we are closer than ever to bringing it back. For the 2019-20 award year, the maximum Pell Grant amount is $6,195. Get started U.S. Public Records Index. No ones ever asked them how they feel.. Executive Director of College & Community Fellowship. Being on the debate stage against Harvard was unforgettable. CLARKSVILLE, TN - Award . Hall works at theFord Foundation analyzingthe impact of social justice grants an experience he describes as "another Bard" because ofthe experts and cutting-edge ideas. Sam said, Youre going to have the same river view, and, to make a long story short, it happened. One critical part of transitioning is to help someone involved with the justice system get involved with the employment system. I spent more of my life in prison than free. PHILADELPHIA Stacks of books are organized meticulously by genre amid the chaos of a maximum security prison. In 2005, more than a decade after the ban,there were just 12. Shawnta lives at 121 Spring Valley Rd, Montgomery, AL. Probably the kindest, most loving thing anyones ever done for me, he says. Several residents contracted COVID-19, and the decision was made to stop accepting new residentsa painful departure from long-standing Fortune Society practiceand to shelter the entire population in place, with the positive cases self-quarantining. Shawnta Montgomery, '17 Peer Recovery Counselor, Fortune Society Now that I've been home for a few years, I appreciate even more what it means to be a Bard alum. The ostensible point of the meeting is to share announcements, discuss the events of the week, create new rules, and greet new arrivals. For those navigating the challenges of rentry, it can help to have a tough-minded guide with lived experience. For now, the roughly 300students taking classes free of charge at the elite collegeare the exception. Im glad I didnt know about the brick.. If I wait for the world to . Since then, he has been back and forth between Fortune and another nonprofit. You got to explain this shit, man.. It unpicks and dispels the myth that prisoners time is their own, to use or waste as they wish, and with it the idea that inmates succeed on educational programmes because they have no distractions. My mother had me when she was fifteen, he said. Theres an architecture of the room that I rely onE. But if we lift up our collective voices, we have a greater chance of convincing those in power to support it. Take the powerI chose not to do that this time. He glided into the next thought. The film trails Hall, a2011Bard Prison Initiative graduate whoearned a bachelor's degreein German studies, as he navigates the parole process, is released from prison and enters the workforce. Profile for . Shawnta Montgomery had suffered what police described as "an accidental fall down the stairs." The second call to the house came Friday around 9:10 a.m., when Nassau police responded to a 911 call . All of them are working towards a college degree under Bard Colleges Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). Joes never been asked how he is in his life! Rothenberg chuckled. Nationally, about 68% of inmates released from state prisons were rearrested within three years of release, according to a Justice Department study. You know, I just want to come back to something that the brother was saying before, he said. All of us, of course, have to learn to navigate the waters of such interviews by telling the truth while putting the best face on previous failures. By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. "We need to be careful to make sure that the level of quality that we received with our education is kept intact," Hall said. That is because of the determination of formerly-incarcerated advocates and leaders across the country. Email Address: n PVLC @charter.net +1 email. I got involved in a bad situation or I found myself in a circumstance in which someone got hurt segues into the first-person active: Im putting my life together and reconnecting with my family now., Sooner or later, though, the complicated language settles, for a newcomer, into a basic formula of introduction: Ive been away. The primary reason i decided to participate in this film is because I love my brother. We offer people something they really want, and the condition is that they have to behave peaceably if they want it., The Fortune Society holds most of its job-training and vocational-education programs at its Long Island City offices, with the Castle offering its own approach to social services. And he said, flatly, Sixty per cent of those kids are going to prison. Were still not fixing the problem or even addressing it. And Fortune froze. He was frustrated that, even though the staff was almost fifty per cent Black, it took weeks for its leaders to speak out. Hosted by Malcolm Jenkins, special guests including Ken Burns, Vivian Nixon, Jumaane Williams, Craig Wilder, and BPI alumni featured in the film were part of an inspiring presentation before a packed house. Im aware of the stresses on him, Webb said. Yet, there is one intrinsic benefit to the classical studies Bard Prison Initiative students undertake: They grapple with texts and are drawn into stories that speak of the age-old struggles of the human condition. So, here in New York City, we can look forward to. Rivera was sitting over dinner at Trufa, an eclectic little restaurant at Broadway and 140th Street. The city took it from the nuns and left it vacant, with the idea that it would become a TB hospital, but they gave up on that idea, and instead it became a magnet for drug dealing. In 1998, Fortune bought it for $1.2 million. I couldnt have stood there with this guy spitting in my face saying the things he was saying. Maxwell and her daughter, Cindy Collier, 17, said they met Montgomery for the first time on New Year's Day and during the month-and-a-half long stay, they never saw Montgomery lay a hand on the little girl. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. Directed by Lynn Novick and executive-produced by Ken Burns (maker of the celebrated 1990 series The Civil War and many others, including last years Country Music), it follows several prisoners of New York states Eastern Correctional Facility a maximum-security prison for men and one at Taconic Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison for women. And youre calling me at midnight about this because? I said. When you feel threatened, dont react. Government Affairs and Advancement Officer for the Bard Prison Initiative. Why does power corrupt? Thats all it is. In the words of Max Kenner, its founder and executive director, the BPI is a very simple experiment: what happens when we provide the kind of education that traditionally in the US is only provided to lucky, privileged, rich people to others?. Get the latest news about BPI and our work. Sometimes doing nothing is the best decision we can make, right? Thats the one who will do you the most good! the therapist said. A 15-year-old girl at the home was also stabbed several times and raped, Jackson said . If I wait for the world to be better, then the whole society would have to change, and I dont have a long enough life to wait for that to happen., At a Thursday meeting a couple of weeks later, a recent home-comer praised another Castle client for gently urging him away from a confrontation with someone who pushed himor whom he perceived to have pushed himon the subway. I called the producer and said, Have you ever had six former prisoners? She said, I want em but I cant get em. I said, I can. So we went on, and the next morning, after the show, I got call after call after call. 'You don't know what you did for me': Released from prison by Obama, now on the dean's list. Shawnta Montgomery and Elitha Smith-Lutz speak on stage at the special screening of COLLEGE BEHIND BARS at The Apollo Theater on November 12, 2019 in New York City. A makeshift desk made from cardboard is placed over a sink in a cramped cell. As a formerly incarcerated woman who has been working at this for nearly twenty years, I can tell you: could not arrive a better time. Hilton Webb was there, and, with the stoicism that betokens great pride in accomplishment, he narrated to Sam the sequence of certificates he was pursuing. benefiting from their contributions as advocates and leaders. "Look what it does for people, look at the doors that are open, look at recidivism ratesyou see the transformation.". Youre always coming home., He has a favorite aphorism about those whom he always calls his clients, which on another afternoon he stressed more fiercely than his usually equable tone allows. Whats bottom? It empowered me to realize I wasn't a stupid kid.". With all the dynamite we used to destroy this building, the foundation was so strong that it wouldnt go down. And Im, like, Thats it! (Feb. 15, 2010) Credit: James Carbone. Theres something you could do and you chose not to. Obviously, we have to reform the system and end the problems, and put fewer people in prison, he said. Program Specialist Open Society Foundation. Im not going to expel someone for smoking marijuana. Youre putting words to systems that youve recognized your whole life, but you never had a word for. I got my job and my apartment is a motto of success. So tonight, I want to thank all of our families for supporting us for believing in us, and for being there. He can tell the difference between someone who looks tough and someone whos a threat. How do you know youve hit bottom? If it were not, BBC Fours two-part Storyville documentary College Behind Bars would be neither interesting nor necessary. Actually, Shirley Booth did the play on Broadway., Later that day, Hilton Webb texted Rivera, saying that he would begin to think less about education and more about independence. In early July, Rivera paid the Castle and its residents a final visit. Some students enter with educational abilities so low, they struggle to read basic phrases, let alone the complicated writing ofThe OdysseyorKing Lear. I told her, Never assume. Thats a line from the Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie Desk Set. Rothenberg paused. All the energy you see in this film, its still there with a new generation of students. There is now bipartisan legislation before congress to restore Pell eligibility for people in prison. Quick Facts She was born on 12-07-1949. We wouldnt have gotten this far without formerly incarcerated leaders paving the way, including Tamika, Darren Mack and other BPI alumni. Nearly killed by his stepfather, he turned to crime, and by 18, he was in prison after shooting at a police officerduring a traffic stop. Sometimes its the same person. Its hard coming from doing a whole lot of time. I know it wasnt easy for them, but my family was there for me the entire time I was in prison, and theyre here tonight. The former convent school would be unaffordable now. Shawnta Montgomery, Age 33. And you start bullshitting yourself.) Interviewers like detail: about work programs upstate, about roofing or custodial work or how to operate a forklift. Its Mom. The documentary provides a fascinating window into the initiatives prison classrooms: Classic Greek literature, Shakespeare, history, writing seminars, Chinese. Im a big man, and I can look intimidating. He crossed his arms and looked out at an imagined audience. Youre gonna lose your freedom. Your voice changed. There was an endless line of men snaking up the stairs of this theatrical building. But its real point, Rivera confided, is to conduct a group-therapy session for seventy-five people, which they say you cant do. His goal was to get the people in the room, having come home, to stay home. Rivera soberly restores order, often in response to an excess of poetry that the meeting has allowed itself. The key is going back on the diet on Friday, after you screw up on Thursday, and not to wait till Monday to start again. He paused and waited for his food to arrive. I dont say that in a disparaging way, but thats what it ispeople are auditioning for acceptance into the program and theyre bringing their A-game to be accepted. He had never been given permission. Love tethers us in that way and keeps us connected. Now its Angelas turn., As with anyone who has left an organization to which he was devoted, Rivera became more aware of Fortunes flaws and fissures in retrospect. December 17, 2021 until valhalla marines "Inside the walls of a classroom, you escape the walls of a cell and you become an individual again.". Elitha Smith-Lutz A longtime resident called E., a formidable Jamaican with the voice, and the authority, of Laurence Fishburne, sits in the far-left corner. Someone says to me, very glum, I didnt do anything. No! They always had six of a kindsix ex-alcoholics or six prostitutes or whatever was coming in sixes that year. College Behind Bars will premiere nationwide on PBS on November 25 and 26, 2019. Theres nothing you could do., Heres the deal, Rivera said. Bard Prison Initiative students benefit from the wisdom and experience of Bard professors, who hold them to the same high expectations as their main campus students. There is now bipartisan legislation before congress to restore Pell eligibility for people in prison. Founder and Executive Director of BPI. What had seemed an accidental weekly arrangement was purposeful. So thats the only bottom I want to hit. (I did get a C on that Spanish test, but it was the result of some issues in my personal life and, as you can see, I pulled it right up in the following term is what a kid raised with good fortune learns to say.) All rights reserved. Shawnta Montgomery Crew Member at McDonald's New York City Metropolitan Area 2 followers 2 connections Join to connect McDonald's Experience Crew Member McDonald's View Shawnta's full profile. Now, I dont believe thats true. If someone says, How ya doing? and you start telling someone how you are, you might as well be wearing a big sign saying I Have No Idea Where I Am. So. For those who couldnt attend in person, watch the trailer and read the remarks below. Her toddler, Dishawna Montgomery, was pronounced dead at Nassau University Medical Center less than two hours later. Taconic inmate Shawnta Montgomerys account of an upbringing and life that brought about the death of her young daughter outlines a path that is surely common to many. This led to my becoming involved in the criminal-justice system. Creating a certain kind of double rhythm was essential to his work: a difficult truth was followed by self-deprecating laughter. To every one of you tonight who contributed to this program, either through your time and commitment or through private donations, thank you. You chose to handle it. You cant emphasize enough things that may seem superficial. Much of the language of the meeting is specific to the world of those who have been locked up. ON NOVEMBER 12, we brought together the filmmakers of College Behind Bars, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, with BPIs community of alumni, families, staff, faculty, and supporters for a special screening of College Behind Bars at the legendary Apollo Theater. The crime is not who you are, its what you did. David said once, to a journalist who asked, How can you work with these violent criminals?, Well, how would you like to be identified for your entire life by the one worst thing youve ever done? Today, I am the Chief of Staff at the Bronx Defenders. Montgomery; Shawnta Nicole Bibb; Shawnta Nicole Bibb, Age 73. Like anyone who is naturally good at something, Sam Rivera got to be naturally good at his work by thinking constantly about his performance and being acutely aware of what he is doing as he does it. I think she killed some editor from the Times, they said. He swallowed hard and said, That was the moral test for me. It allowed me to transcend incarceration and gave me the credentials and skills necessary for success after 25 years in a cage. BPI students are felons serving long sentences for serious crimes. There are 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States, some of whom wound up there because the education system failed them previously. Holding out his right arm, he might say, This is the arm that Liz Taylor cried on at the opening night of Dick Burtons Hamlet in 1964, and then avow, The mistake you make is thinking that theyre ever honest about crime numbers. And then you get to know the person, as opposed to the audition. "Iwant people to walk away from this film understanding that there are many more people who want to be involved in programs like this that are incarcerated, but they don't have the access or the possibility of doing so.". Asnuntuck Community College in northern Connecticut, for example, is feeling the effects of expanding Pell Grants to prisoners. Someone came at him very aggressive, one person explained. The neighborhood, which had been poverty-stricken, filled with abandoned buildings, and therefore affordable when the Fortune Society salvaged the place, in the late nineteen-nineties, is now, as Columbia University pushes north and west, an ever more desirable area, dotted with restaurants and the inevitable espresso joints. But Rivera let twenty minutes or so pass before he intervened. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. Lets not make it about the dynamite. Many of us have done it. 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