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.
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.