Reginald Dwayne Betts on Politics, Poetry, and the MacArthur Fellowship
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses his approach to poetry, politics, and his MacArthur Fellowship.
New Haven-based program is helping to empower inmates through literature
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses the inspiration for Freedom Reads, the literature featured in Freedom Libraries, and what’s next for the organization.
John Legend is Helping Build A Library In Louisiana State Penitentiary: Here Is How You Can Help
John Legend supports Freedom Reads and a Freedom Library opening at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
The Search for Beauty in a Prison Cell
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts writes on regaining his freedom after eight years of incarceration and why he feels an urgency to bring beauty to those left behind.
Holding a Gun
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts in conversation via letters with Serhiy Zhadan, Ukrainian poet and novelist.
Between the Lines: PW Talks with Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts
Artist Titus Kaphar and poet and Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discuss their latest collaborative collection, Redaction.
More 'freedom libraries' arrive in Louisiana state prisons: 'If we build it, they will come'
James Washington, Freedom Reads Library Fabrication Supervisor embedded with the Revival Workshop in New Orleans, reflects on giving back to those incarcerated after serving 25 years.
The years that we've lost
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reflects on his journey and how the years behind bars inform his life now.
Freedom Reads
An in-depth look into Freedom Reads, including Literary Ambassadors, events, and Book Circles.
Rikers jail gets book donation from group led by ex-prisoner; 'Trying to show up in a way that matters'
Freedom Reads brings beauty in the form of 2,500 books into the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers Island.
From the Studio: Reginald Dwayne Betts
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks on poetry, activism, and Freedom Reads.
Prison Letters Project Responds to Incarcerated People
Freedom Reads hosts the database for the Prison Letters Project, a new initiative seeking to ensure every letter from incarcerated people in prison is read and answered.