The Count of Monte Cristo is a team favorite. Who is your favorite incarerated literary character? #freedomreads #freedomlibraries #books #freedom #joyofreading #countofmontecristo #alexandredumas

What brings you joy? #freedomreads #freedomlibraries #reflections #joy #books #prison #hope #reginalddwaynebetts

Have you ever read Kiese Laymon’s Heavy? Michael shares why it is a necessary read for these current times! #freedomreads #freedomlibraries #books #freethinking #Freedom #joyofreading #kieselaymon

Freedom Libraries breathe life into austere cell blocks. #freedomreads #freedomlibraries #books #freedom #prison #transformation #joyofreading

From a single cell at MCI Norfolk in 2021 to the 500th Freedom Library, opened last week at York Correctional Institution, the only women’s prison in Connecticut. Thank you to everyone who has carried this vision with us. 💫

Books are magic! #FreedomReads #Prison #books

Have you read The Iliad and The Odyssey? What do you think about them? #freedomreads #books #prisons

What is the book that transformed your life? #freedomreads #prisons #books

Books unlock opportunity—and Freedom Reads is turning the key. #Freedomreads #prisons #books

What book has significantly shaped your identity? #freedomreads #prisons #books

August Newsletter is here! This edition celebrates our 500th Freedom Library, launched at York CI.✨ Join our newsletter here: freedomreads.org/news/newsletter

Still reminiscing about our 500th Freedom Library ✨ Every shelf we build carries stories that transform lives. Help us bring even more books and possibility to places that need them most — learn more here: donate.freedomreads.org/forms/socials

Years ago, Freedom Reads founder & CEO Dwayne Betts worked in a prison law library for 54 cents an hour. Today, he builds Freedom Libraries in prisons—a true labor of love. Wishing you a meaningful Labor Day from all of us at Freedom Reads. #FreedomReads #prison #books

Books give hope. How have books given you hope? #FreedomReads #prison #books

What book transformed your worldview? #FreedomReads #prison #books

Freedom Libraries are portals to new world. Where have you traveled through the world of books? #freedomreads #prison #books

The first Freedom Library was built in 2021. What year did you first hear of the Freedom Libraries? #FreedomReads #prison #books

What is the name of the book that saved your life? #FreedomReads #prisons #books

Meet Maddie Westall, one of the incredible interns who made this summer so impactful at Freedom Reads. #FreedomReads. #prison #books

Where did you discover the book that changed your life? #FreedomReads #prison #books