The Nonprofit Building High-Design Libraries in Prisons
A look at the hand-crafted, curved design of Freedom Libraries and what the design decisions mean to those inside.
Formerly incarcerated people have become major voices for reforming a broken criminal justice system
Callie Crossley reports on the efforts of formerly incarcerated individuals to spearhead the movement for prison reform in the U.S.
How this MacArthur genius is turning empty prison cells into redesigned libraries
A vignette of how Freedom Libraries are intentionally designed and crafted to bring not just books but beauty into the constrained environment of a correctional facility.
With 'Freedom Libraries,' teens in Baltimore's youth detention center now have their pick of books
Teens in Baltimore’s youth detention center receive a Freedom Library and reflect on what they’re reading, the power of books, and their hopes for the future.
CT Poet and lawyer to release spoken word album about his incarceration
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts on his spoken word poetry album, House of Unending.
WBAL Report on Freedom Reads
Vincent Schiraldi, Maryland Secretary of Juvenile Services, spoke about the impact of Freedom Reads at a Freedom Library opening at the Dorsey Run Correctional Facility in Jessup, MD.
Books ignite the belief in a positive future
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts and Maryland Secretary of Juvenile Services Vincent Schiraldi discuss the impact of books ahead of Freedom Library openings in Maryland juvenile and correctional facilities.
Maryland's first Freedom Libraries to open in adult and youth correctional facilities
Freedom Reads opens 15 Freedom Libraries in Maryland, bringing 7,500 books to incarcerated readers.
Freedom Reads Donates Books to St. Brides and Indian Creek Correctional Center
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks at the opening of Freedom Libraries at St. Brides Correctional Center in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Former Virigina inmate installs 500-book 'Freedom Libraries' in Chesapeake prison housing units
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reflects on opening 24 Freedom Libraries inside the same system where he was formerly incarcerated.
The Poet Writing on Prison Underwear
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses how he uses paper made out of donated prison underwear to express a truth about the state of incarceration in America.
UVa 'Visiting Room Project' provides a look into life behind bars
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Freedom Reads Founder & CEO, will give the keynote speech at the University of Virginia School of Law’s event featuring “The Visiting Room Project.”