Emerson Prison Initiative to hold conference about the benefits of college in prison
Reginald Dwayne Betts, Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, will deliver the keynote address to the Emerson Prison Initiative Conference.
To reach incarcerated individuals, this book had to bend the rules of design
James Goggin and Forest Young discuss the design features of Redaction, a book by poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and painter Titus Kaphar, that invite the reader to interact in a real way with the question of mass incarceration in America.
Freedom Reads sets up 'micro-libraries' at Windham prison
Freedom Reads opened eight Freedom Libraries in Maine this week at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, the Women's Center, and the Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center.
Freedom Reads empowers incarcerated people
Freedom Reads opened libraries at Valley State Prison and Central California Women's Facility, bringing books and beauty to the people inside.
Glimpses of Prison Life, Through TikTok and TV
The work of Freedom Reads is featured in episode six of Inside Story, exploring the everyday lives of those currently and formerly incarcerated.
Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar's 'Redaction'
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO and poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar discuss their book, Redaction, and the collision of art and poetry in the realm of mass incarceration in America.
11 new books to read right now.
Redaction, a book of poetry by Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts in collaboration with artist Titus Kaphar, was featured on Literary Hub’s books to read list.
New book 'Redaction' humanizes redacted lawsuits through portraits and poems
Artist Titus Kaphar and poet Reginald Dwayne Betts discuss their new, interactive art book, Redaction.
BIN Exclusive: Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks Power Of Literature
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses how the literature in Freedom Libraries can help the lives of those currently incarcerated.
Titus Kaphar and Dwayne Betts team up to turn art project into book
Michael Strahan chats with artist Titus Kaphar and poet and Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwyane Betts on their recent art book, Redaction.
At Rikers Island, New York's brutal jail, a kaleidoscope of suffering
Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reviews Rikers: An Oral History, which gives an account of the jail from the perspective of the incarcerated people, employees, and officials who live and work there.
“Felon” Solo Show, Related Events Highlight Need for Reading in Prisons
An overview of FELON: An American Washi Tale, a solo show by Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts, and the importance of books in prison.