Otherppl with Brad Listi

717. Reginald Dwayne Betts


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Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author of the poetry collection Felon, available from W.W. Norton & Co.

Betts is a poet, essayist, and national spokesperson for the Campaign for Youth Justice. He writes and lectures about the impact of mass incarceration on American society. His previous books include the poetry collections Bastards of the Reagan Era and Shahid Reads His Own Palm, and a memoir entitled A Question of Freedom. A graduate of Yale Law School, he lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

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