Jun 24, 2020
Resilience #3
A conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts
Listen closely to Reginald Dwayne Betts, an award-winning poet, memoirist and scholar, and an advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system, as he tells us about his journey, from a 16-year old kid sentenced to 9 years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate of the Yale Law School. And run to your nearest bookstore to get his latest collection of poetry, Felon.
This episode was recorded on May 1, 2020.
How can art help build resilience and bring change, especially to those impacted by the criminal justice system ? This is what we are discussing in this series of 5 episodes, which was made in partnership with the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution, or IIP, at John Jay College.