JC in the News
You can access the latest roundup of JC members in the news, appearing in outlets such as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, NBC News, and The New York Times.
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- Baskin-Sommers 3
- Bell 10
- Betts 15
- Bozic 1
- Camacho 11
- Canales 1
- Doherty 3
- Forman Jr 21
- Goff 38
- Gohara 7
- Gripp 1
- Hinton 24
- Jackson 1
- Justice 1
- Justice Collaboratory 1
- Katsaros 3
- Kohler-Hausmann 6
- Meares 39
- Orihuela 1
- Papachristos 10
- Peyton 1
- Richeson 8
- Sarnoff 4
- Sierra-Arévalo 3
- Stanley 6
- Thomas 1
- Tyler 15
- Venkatesh 5
- Wang 7
- Weaver 8
- Yaffe 2
Reginald Dwayne Betts on the Freedom Library
NPR | Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks to NPR's Here and Now about the new Freedom Library installation at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
‘Freedom Libraries’ aim to transform prisons, 500 books at a time
Washington Post | Dwayne Betts talks about Freedom Reads and his new exhibit at the National Building Museum in D.C.
Malcolm X’s former prison cell becomes first of 1,000 planned ‘freedom libraries’
The Guardian (UK) | The first of the planned amenities for US prisoners opens in the Massachusetts jail where the campaigner was incarcerated in the 1940s.
Prison advocate and MacArthur ‘genius’ turns what may be Malcolm X’s former cell into a library and place for hope
Boston Globe | Freedom Reads installs its first Freedom Library at MCI-Norfolk.
Louisiana releases Henry Montgomery, but so many 'juvenile lifers' remain behind bars
MSNBC | Dwayne Betts (‘16) pens an op-ed for MSNBC about Henry Montgomery, who walked out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, after almost 58 years.
‘It feels like the start of something’: Reginald Dwayne Betts on his groundbreaking prison library project
The Guardian (UK) | The lawyer, poet and recent MacArthur genius grant recipient talks about his initiative Freedom Reads which offers inmates access to books across the US.
From Jail To Law School To Genius Grant
Above the Law | Reginald Dwayne Betts’ 16 is one of the recent winners of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, or “genius grant.”
We Must Give All Prisoners Access to Resources to Pursue College Education
Time Magazine | Dwayne Betts writes for Time Magazine that “people’s right to study—to expand their minds and deepen their lives through reading and learning—is unshakable.”
The “Guilty, Guilty, Guilty” Edition
Slate | Million Book Project Founder & Director Dwayne Betts talks to Slate’s Political Gabfest about the Derek Chauvin verdict.
Why Kamala Harris and Joe Biden inspire hope, according to a legal scholar
Fast Company | Justice Collaboratory member and Million Book Project Director Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 spoke with Fast Company about his optimism for the future.
Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration, and Me - A Commentary by Reginald Dwayne Betts
New York Times Magazine | Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 is Director of the Million Book Project, hosted by the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School.
Elizabeth Alexander's Fierce Vision of Social Justice
The Wall Street Journal | The Million Book Project, Professor of Law Elizabeth Hinton, and Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 are mentioned in a Wall Street Journal story about Elizabeth Alexander’s initiatives at the Mellon Foundation.
Freedom libraries designed to liberate the minds of prisoners
MPR News | Million Book Project Director Dwayne Betts ’16 speaks with Minnesota Public Radio about the project and the curation of books.
Spotlight on Criminal Justice Reform During National Conversation on Race
WNPR | Million Book Project Director Dwayne Betts ’16 was interviewed on WNPR’s “Where We Live” to talk about the project.
With Books and New Focus, Mellon Foundation to Foster Social Equity
New York Times | The New York Times reports on the Million Book Project, funded by a gift from the Mellon Foundation, that will be administered by The Justice Collaboratory with the assistance of Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16, now a YLS Ph.D. candidate, and Elizabeth Hinton, professor of history, African American studies and law.