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Seated at left, author and MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts speaks into a microphone. Seated to the right is author and professor Randall Horton. Both are presenters at "Defending the Fifth Freedom: Protecting the Right to Read for Incarcerated Individuals," a June 25 session at the American Library Association's 2022 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Photo by EPNAC.

Author and MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts (left) and author and professor Randall Horton present at “Defending the Fifth Freedom: Protecting the Right to Read for Incarcerated Individuals,” a June 25 session at the American Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Photo: EPNAC

Author and MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts (left) and author and professor Randall Horton present at “Defending the Fifth Freedom: Protecting the Right to Read for Incarcerated Individuals,” a June 25 session at the American Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Photo by EPNAC.