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Freedom Reads
An in-depth look into Freedom Reads, including Literary Ambassadors, events, and Book Circles.
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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.
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From the Studio: Reginald Dwayne Betts
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks on poetry, activism, and Freedom Reads.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Last Archivist
Jill Lepore chats with Reginald Dwayne Betts, Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, about opening Freedom Libraries in prisons across the country.
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Finding Freedom Through the Power of the Page
A look into Reginald Dwayne Betts’ story, poetry, and the founding of Freedom Reads.
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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.
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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.
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‘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."