How I Became a Prison Poet — And So Much More
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO and award-winning author and poet, chatted with the Prison Journalism Project about growing as a writer from behind bars.
Plan the Visit (with Dwayne Betts)
Deray Mckesson interviews Reginald Dwayne Betts on Freedom Reads' innovative work bringing literature into America's prisons.
Reginald Dwayne Betts Explains Origins of Freedom Reads
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses the origin of Freedom Reads and the importance of books.
The Last Archivist
Jill Lepore chats with Reginald Dwayne Betts, Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, about opening Freedom Libraries in prisons across the country.
Finding Freedom Through the Power of the Page
A look into Reginald Dwayne Betts’ story, poetry, and the founding of Freedom Reads.
Dwayne Betts on his mission: Living a life of second chances
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts gives an account of his life and how taking a second chance on himself led him on the path to founding Freedom Reads.
From the archives: Author and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts on the power of books
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks about the work of Freedom Reads and the power of books to confront what prison does to the spirit.
‘Our Access Point to the Humanity We Cannot Touch’
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO, participated in the ALA’s discussion on "Defending the Fifth Freedom: Protecting the Right to Read for Incarcerated Individuals."
Luis J. Rodriguez, Reginald Dwayne Betts among winners of L.A. Times Book Prizes
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts won the Innovator’s Award for his work advocating for increased access to books, writers, and performing artists in prison.
This road to redemption began with a poetry book slipped under a prison cell door
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts details the origin of Freedom Reads, which began with a book of poetry.
Freedom Library exhibit highlights Reginald Dwayne Betts' work bringing books inside prisons
Here and Now interviews Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts on the design and function of the Freedom Library, featured at a National Building Museum exhibit.
'Freedom Libraries' aim to transform prisons 500 books at a time
Freedom Reads’ signature Freedom Library is featured at the National Building Museum’s “Justice is Beauty” exhibit.