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Why I’m Building Libraries Inside Prisons | Reginald Dwayne Betts | TED

United StatesPublished October 15, 2026

Views 72.6K  |  Likes 350  |  Comments 27
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72,681

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350

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27

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At age 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts was sentenced to nine years in prison. He turned to books to help hold onto his sanity — and developed a belief that we find what we look for, even in the toughest places. Now a lawyer and poet, he's opened hundreds of Freedom Libraries inside prisons across the US, putting books he onc…

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October 15, 2026
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Total views
72.6K
Total likes
350
Total comments
27
Published
October 15, 2026
Global rank by views
#12,369,100

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