reginald dwain is the founder of the million book project, a project to put a curated collection of 500 books in over a thousand prisons. Dwain's memoir of life in prison, a question of freedom, was published in two thousand and nine. His most recent poetry collection is felon, published in 20 19. i want to let parents know that this episode may include conversation that isn't appropriate for children.
Author, lawyer, and poet Dwayne Betts talks about his time in prison and the power of reading with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Betts is the founder of the Million Book Project, which aims to put a small library of great books in 1,000 U.S. prisons. Betts discusses his plans for the project and how reading helped him transform himself.