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Reginald Dwayne Betts grew up an honor student with hopes for college but went to prison at 16 for carjacking, his first run-in with the law. Reading, and poetry in particular, became a comfort and gave him a new identity. The writer, who is now a law student and a prison reform advocate, sits down...

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Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2016.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Betts, Reginald Dwayne, > 1980- > Interviews. Betts, Reginald Dwayne, > 1980- Ex-convicts > United States > Biography. African American poets > Biography. Ex-détenus > États-Unis > Biographies. Poètes noirs américains > Biographies. African American poets. Ex-convicts. United States. Interview interviews. Biographical television programs. Biographies. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Television news programs. Téléjournaux. Biographies télévisées. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Reginald Dwayne Betts grew up an honor student with hopes for college but went to prison at 16 for carjacking, his first run-in with the law. Reading, and poetry in particular, became a comfort and gave him a new identity. The writer, who is now a law student and a prison reform advocate, sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his work and his journey.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:06:42