'Freedom begins with a book': incarcerated people to judge new US literary award
Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation launch the Inside Literary Prize; one judge and two authors shortlisted for the prize discuss the initiative’s impact.
300 Incarcerated People to Judge New US Literary Award
Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation launch the Inside Literary Prize, the nation's first literary award judged by currently incarcerated readers.
The 10 Best Literary Rediscoveries of 2023
Redaction by artist Titus Kaphar and Freedom Reads Founder & CEO and poet Reginald Dwayne Betts makes this best literary rediscoveries list.
A Dallas bookstore owner wanted to engage inmates in reading. A national book prize was the result
Lori Feathers, co-owner of Interabang Books, discusses the inspiration for the Inside Literary Prize launched by Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation.
A New Literary Prize Taps a Jury Living Behind Bars
Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation launch the Inside Literary Prize, the nation's first literary award judged by currently incarcerated readers and bequeathed onto the "dopest book of the year."
New Book Award To Be Judged By Prison Inmates
Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation, with support from Lori Feathers, launched the Inside Literary Prize, the first US-based book award to be judged exclusively by currently incarcerated people.
Lighting the Way
Randall Horton, Co-Founder of Radical Reversal, and Reginald Dwayne Betts, Founder of Freedom Reads, discuss their work, censorship, and access to literature in prisons.
Three Yalies honored with Alumni Association Public Service Awards for community impact
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO, received the Yale Alumni Association Public Service Award along with two other alums.
How Two Social Innovation Interns Made Their Mark at Freedom Reads, a Startup Nonprofit
Yale students and social innovation interns Meara and Ana reflect on their internship experience at Freedom Reads.
Morgan Stanley and the Centri Tech Foundation Announce Winners of the 2023 Social Justice Innovation Awards
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts received Morgan Stanley and Centri Tech Foundation’s 2023 Social Justice Innovation Award, recognizing innovative approaches to complex societal issues.
“I Always Wanted to Be a Witness”: Dwayne Betts on House of Unending
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO, discusses his new album of poems, House of Unending, and the loneliness associated with incarceration.
Longform Episode 549: Reginald Dwayne Betts
The Longform podcast chats with Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts about his time inside, poetry and writing, and the origin of Freedom Reads.