A Question of Freedom.: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison
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At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts-a good student from a lower-middle-class family-carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a "certifiable" offense, meaning that Betts would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young kid, he served his nine-year sentence as part of the adult population in some of the worst prisons in the state. A Question of Freedom chronicles Betts's years in prison, reflecting back on his crime and looking ahead to how his experiences and the books he discovered while incarcerated would define him. Utterly alone, Betts confronts profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. Confined by cinder-block walls and barbed wire, he discovers the power of language through books, poetry, and his own pen. Above all, A Question of Freedom is about a quest for identity-one that guarantees Betts's survival in a hostile environment and that incorporates an understanding of how his own past led to the moment of his crime.
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Betts, R. D., & Crisden, S. (2018). A Question of Freedom. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Betts, Reginald Dwayne and Sean, Crisden. 2018. A Question of Freedom. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Betts, Reginald Dwayne and Sean, Crisden, A Question of Freedom. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Betts, Reginald Dwayne, and Sean Crisden. A Question of Freedom. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2018.
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