A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison

by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Book Overview

A unique prison narrative that testifies to the power of books to transform a young man's life

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583333967
• ISBN13: 9781583333969
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher