Cosby Incarcerated

Our Cosby Unraveled crossover episode takes a peek at Cosby's life behind bars and considers what should become of the products of his towering comedy career.

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Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for felony sexual assault on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.  (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for felony sexual assault on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

Bill Cosby has been in prison for nearly two months now. On this episode of The Why, in production with the team at WHYY’s Cosby Unraveled podcast, we take a peek at his life behind bars, and consider the factors that led to his sexual assault conviction, as well as attitudes about what should become of the products of his towering comedy career.

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