Titus Kaphar and Dwayne Betts team up to turn art project into book
Michael Strahan chats with artist Titus Kaphar and poet and Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwyane Betts on their recent art book, Redaction.
At Rikers Island, New York's brutal jail, a kaleidoscope of suffering
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reviews Rikers: An Oral History, which gives an account of the jail from the perspective of the incarcerated people, employees, and officials who live and work there.
“Felon” Solo Show, Related Events Highlight Need for Reading in Prisons
An overview of FELON: An American Washi Tale, a solo show by Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts, and the importance of books in prison.
An acclaimed CT poet was incarcerated as a teen. Now Reginald Dwyane Betts is helping those confined in a Connecticut youth prison to read
Freedom Reads opened three Freedom Libraries at the Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire, CT accompanied by Freedom Reads Founder Reginald Dwayne Betts’ spoken word performance of his acclaimed book, Felon.
A letter to a CT journalist helped set a prisoner free. The Prison Letters Project could benefit many more inmates.
Freedom Reads hosts the database for the Yale Law School Prison Letters Project which aims to read and respond to all letters received from incarcerated individuals.
6 New Books You Should Read This February
Redaction, a book of poetry created by Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts in collaboration with artist Titus Kaphar, was featured on Vulture’s books to read list.
The Mellon Foundation Is Giving Out $125 Million in Grants for Creative Projects Addressing the 'Dehumanization' of U.S. Criminal Justice
Freedom Reads is one of several recipients of the Mellon Foundation’s new grant that seeks to address the U.S. criminal legal system’s “dehumanization, stereotyping, and silencing.”
'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration
Freedom Reads is a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s new “Imagining Freedom” grant which supports projects addressing the systemic dehumanization of incarcerated people.
On John Edgar Wideman
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts responds to the article "A Dream of a Great Burning," a retrospective on John Edgar Wideman.
Freedom Libraries empower prison residents
Freedom Reads will open 17 Freedom Libraries inside Valley State Prison and Central California Women's Facility, bringing books and beauty to both incarcerated people and staff.
Dwayne Betts on Beauty, Prison, and Redaction
Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses the mission of Freedom Reads and Redaction, his latest book of poetry in collaboration with artist Titus Kaphar.
Las nuevas 'Bibliotecas de la Libertad' en instituciones de California pretenden empoderar a las personas encarceladas
La organización Freedom Reads abrió minibibliotecas en la prisión estatal de Valley (VSP) y en centro para mujeres de California Central (CCWF), llevando libros y belleza a las personas que estaban dentro. (The Freedom Reads organization opened mini libraries at Valley State Prison (VSP) and the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF), bringing books and beauty to the people inside.)