CNN's iReport is a weekly look at what people are talking about online. This week, Jarrett ponders the role of books in our lives. What do you think? Share your thoughts with us on Twitter @cnnireport.
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.