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Prison ProfessorsJuly 22, 2023-Santos-Tough Days2023-07-2615 minPrison Professors125: Earning Freedom (6.2) with Michael Santos125: Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term I’m reading from chapter six of Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos. In this reading, we’re covering chapter Six: 1992-1995 Months 62-84: Chapter Six: 1992-1995 ******* The air brakes sigh as the bus stops in front of the administration building of FCI McKean. As I look through chain-link fences separated by razor wire, I remember my first close look at a prison, back in 1987, when the DEA escorted me through the gates of MCC Miam...2022-09-1123 minPrison Professors124: Earning Freedom (6.1) with Michael SantosPodcast 124: Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term I’m reading from chapter six of Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos. In this reading, we’re covering chapter Six: 1992-1995 Months 62-84 It’s Thanksgiving, 1992, just before my sixth holiday season in prison. Despite the forbidden affair I’ve been carrying on with Sarah for the past six months, today she tells me that she needs to move on with her life. She understands the risks associated with our trysts and she’s...2022-09-1124 minPrison Professors123: Earning Freedom (5.1), With Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter five of Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos. It's the story of my prison journey. For a full copy, visit PrisonProfessors.com Months 58-62 Since I received the divorce papers from Lisa, my interactions with women have been limited to Ms. Stephens, my work supervisor, and Susan, my friend from high school with whom I’ve had an ongoing, friendly correspondence. But those relationships don’t have any possibility for intimacy. This thing with Sarah is different. She lives in Atlanta, and her prox...2022-09-1129 minPrison Professors122. Earning Freedom (4.3) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 4 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. For more information, please visit PrisonProfessors.com EF 4.3 / Chapter Four: 1990-1992 Months 37-57 ******* I’m excited to see Bruce, my mentor. He’s a bear of a man, big in every way, and through our correspondence we’ve built a friendship that has deepened. I look forward to our weekly exchange of mail and quarterly visits. He now lives in Chicago, having recently retired as a professor. He continues to use his immense talents, and he gives of his wisdo...2022-09-1028 minPrison Professors121. Earning Freedom (4.2) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 4 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. For more information, please visit PrisonProfessors.com Chapter Four: 1990-1992 / Months 37-57 ******* A week later I’m sitting on the lower rack when a guard flicks an envelope beneath my door. I lean over to pick up the envelope and read “University of North Carolina” on the return address. For a moment I just hold it in my hand, tracing my fingers over the embossed lettering and the university logo. The wreath signifies academia, and a charge of excitemen...2022-09-1022 minPrison Professors120. Earning Freedom (4.1) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 4 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. For more information, please visit PrisonProfessors.com Chapter Four: 1990-1992 / Months 37-57 Contractors complete the remodel of B cellblock and I join the 600 prisoners who were confined with me in A cellblock for our relocation. It’s not far from the old housing block to the new one, just across the polished corridor. I climb the zigzagging metal staircase to the top unit, B-3 carrying all of my possessions. I have sneakers, t-shirts, sweats, khakis and toiletries bundled up and tied...2022-09-1023 minPrison Professors119. Earning Freedom (3.4) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 3 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com ******* When I call home on May 27, 1989, I hear the news from Julie that Christina has given birth to a daughter, Isabella. I’ve known of Christina’s pregnancy for some time, but I’ve been too wrapped up in dealing with the loss of Lisa and the challenges of my prison adjustment to grasp what that means. It’s surreal to think of my younger sister as a mother, and to think of myself...2022-09-0925 minPrison Professors118. Earning Freedom (3.3) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 3 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Podcast 118: Chapter 3.3 ******* It’s 1988 and Vice-President George H.W. Bush is about to become America’s 41st president. He talks about a thousand points of light and inspires me with his call for a kinder, gentler America. Yes! More compassion and understanding is exactly what I need, and I’m working feverishly to prove worthy of reconsideration. With each passing month I feel the pressure. But I like having a reason to push through each day...2022-09-0921 minPrison Professors117. Earning Freedom (3.2) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 3 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com ******* During my first weeks in the penitentiary, I meet hundreds of men. Listening to them convinces me that it’s best to keep a low profile, at least until I understand more about my environment. I don’t even talk much with the other men assigned to my cell. Just as Check told me on my first day, the men mind their own business and don’t show much interest in buildi...2022-09-0929 minPrison Professors116. Earning Freedom (3.1) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 3 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com Chapter Three: 1988-1990 Months 14-36 I’m assigned to A cellblock. It’s a long, rectangular, hollow shell of a building with high ceilings similar to the Oklahoma housing unit I just left at El Reno. Pigeons fly around in the open space above. It’s late summer and the oppressive heat, without air conditioning, makes me sweat. Burgundy tiles cover the floor. The beige, enamel-faced brick walls have been stained y...2022-09-0924 minPrison Professors115: Earning Freedom (2.3) with Michael SantosPodcast 115: Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term (2.3) For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com ******* With the exchange of prisoners complete we leave the corporate jets behind and fly east. Eventually I deplane and board a bus with other prisoners. We ride through the busy streets of Atlanta and as I look at the glass-faced skyscrapers, the places of commerce, the people, I try to soak it all up, knowing I’m not going to see a big city for a long time. My stomach churns as th...2022-09-0825 minPrison Professors114. Earning Freedom (2.2) with Michael Santos Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term (1.2) I’m reading from chapter 2 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com Podcast 114: Earning Freedom 2.2 ******* Following the chapel service I return to my cell where I catch the guy assigned to the rack below me. He’s in his 40s and not particularly intimidating, standing barefoot in boxer shorts splashing water under his arms; it’s a birdbath in the tiny s...2022-09-0827 minPrison Professors113. Earning Freedom (2.1) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 2 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com Month 13 The court paid my public defender, Justin, to represent me after I cut ties with Raymond. Now that I’ve been sentenced, however, I’m without much access to legal counsel. Justin will prepare a direct appeal, but he won’t be available to help me understand how to navigate my way through the 45-years I must serve. I don’t even know what that means and I wonder whether the judge really intends for m...2022-09-0828 minPrison Professors112. Earning Freedom (1.3) with Michael SantosI’m reading from chapter 1 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com Podcast 112: Earning Freedom 1.3 ******* The marshals escort four of us in chains through the working areas of the post office. I see postal clerks eying us suspiciously as they sort the mail into large bags while we wait for an elevator to take us to the courthouse. We walk into a bullpen. The marshals remove our handcuffs and chains before locking us in. A few minutes later the marshals br...2022-09-0832 minPrison Professors111. Earning Freedom (1.2) with Michael Santos111. Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term (1.2) I’m reading from chapter 1 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com ******* “¿Que Onda?” Another man is locked in the same cell. Cuban, I presume from his accent. He stands by a waist-high metal locker in boxer shorts, staring at me. He looks like a thug. We’re the same height, though he is heavier, with more fat than mu...2022-09-0731 minPrison Professors110. Earning Freedom (1.1) with Michael Santos101. Earning Freedom with Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term (1.1) I’m reading from chapter 1 of my book, Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term For more information, visit PrisonProfessors.com I can feel the DEA agents waiting. I don’t know where or when they’ll strike, but I know they’re near. I’ve never been arrested before, and I’m scared. My wife, Lisa, sits next to me in our Porsche convertible, clutching my hand. We’ve only be...2022-09-0731 minPrison Professors0-Leadership-with-Bill-McGlashanAn Open Letter from Prison Professors to All Course Participants Hi, My name is Michael Santos. I’m the founder of Earning Freedom and the Prison Professors nonprofit. If you’re working through our course, it’s likely that you’re going through the criminal justice system at some stage—pretrial, in custody, or on some form of community supervision. Both Bill McGlashan and I can empathize with your plight. For 9,500 days, I lived as federal prisoner number 16377-004. I am intimately familiar with challenges of living in confinement. Despite those challenges...2022-08-0120 minPrison Professors150. Earning Freedom (15.4), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term by Michael Santos Chapter 15.3 ******* It’s Wednesday, April 18, 2012 and I received the most amazing book during mail call. It’s so impressive, The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections, edited by Professor Joan Petersilia, who is the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and Kevin R. Reitz, who is the James Annenberg La Vea Professor of Criminal Procedure at the University of Minnesota Law School. The 764-page book includes contributions from many authors who wrote individual chapters on various subjects pertaining...2022-05-0524 minPrison Professors149. Earning Freedom (15.3), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Running, getting ready for release. Transferring to Atwater and getting ready for release. It’s Christmas, 2010, my 24th Christmas morning as a federal prisoner. I’ve now served eight thousand, five hundred, and thirty-nine days, but today is a very special day and I’m excited to call my wife. For the first time that I can remember, I’ll be giving her a magnificent surprise. I’ve been awake since 2:17, writing her a letter while I wait for the phones to turn on. ...2022-05-0524 minPrison Professors148. Earning Freedom (15.2), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Chapter 15.1 Podcast 148 / 25 minutes Forming nonprofit, Carole becoming a registered nurse, meeting Greg Reyes, starting to write Undefeated. Epilogue: 2009-2012 Months 260-300 It’s May 20, 2009 and my friend Justin Paperny is being released from prison today. We work well together and I’ll miss his companionship. For the past several months Justin has been joining me in a quiet room where I write each morning. One early morning session began with an idea for launching a nonprofit organization. Undertaking su...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors147. Earning Freedom (15.1), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Episode 14.2 Months 233-266: Life in Taft Federal Prison camp with Justin Paperny and teaching and writing for Joan Petersilia ******* It’s June 11, 2008. I stand in front of 30 other people who are serving time with me in Taft. We’re sitting sitting under dim lights on cushioned chairs in the corner of an industrial warehouse. It’s one of the few buildings at Taft Camp without air conditioning. The summer heat, together with swarms of flies, keeps us pulling at our shirts and sw...2022-05-0531 minPrison Professors146. Earning Freedom (14.2) by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Chapter 14.1 Arriving at the Taft Federal Camp and settling in Months 233-266 Early on the morning of June 21, I learn that I’m no longer designated to FCC Lompoc. Two guards from the Taft Correctional Institution arrive. They lock six of us in chains, and then they load us into a white van. We’re on our way to the Central Valley of California, leaving Lompoc behind for good. Lompoc Camp was already a memory after 65 days locked in SHU...2022-05-0527 minPrison Professors145. Earning Freedom (14.1) by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Reading Chapter 13.2 Episode describes being in the hole at Lompoc Camp, and getting charged with disciplinary infractions, advocacy, prevailing. Months 232-233 ******* Confinement in SHU, “the hole,” is intended as further punishment to imprisonment. It is constant deprivation, leaving a person without access to phone calls, commissary, or recreation yards. The forced segregation can last for days, weeks, months, or years. Some men flip out when authorities send them to the hole. They retaliate by kicking on the doors, banging fist...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors144. Earning Freedom (13.1), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Chapter 13.1 Going to the SHU at Lompoc Federal Prison Camp 2007 Months 232-233 It’s Wednesday, April 18, 2007 and our family is making excellent progress. While Carole studies for the final exams to complete her first semester of nursing school, I’m finishing the writing projects that I began with Lee Nobmann’s sponsorship. Despite the six years of prison that I have ahead, I’m making progress, living a productive life, and that makes all of the differen...2022-05-0521 minPrison Professors143. Earning Freedom (12.3) by Michael SantosLompoc Federal Prison Camp / meeting Lee Nobmann / Writing books in prison. Chapter Twelve: 2005-2007 Months 209-231 ******* Mr. Smith is the camp guard on the evening shift. He likes war books, particularly those about World War II and the Third Reich. Generally, I avoid guards, as instinct tells me they’re out to score points with their superiors by writing disciplinary infractions. But someone told Mr. Smith that I’m a writer. He likes to talk to me about my work and his career, especially about his time as a soldier in Iraq...2022-05-0522 minPrison Professors142. Earning Freedom (12.2), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom, by Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter Twelve: 2005-2007 Months 209-231: Discussing adjustment in Lompoc federal prison camp, descriptions of housing, job details, writing projects. ******* The SIS interview alerts me to my high-profile status at Lompoc and I walk out of the meeting expecting resistance from the staff. I can deal with that. Inside is in publication and St. Martin’s Press is launching an international release that will put my work before tens of thousands. I’m willing to pay whatever price the system exac...2022-05-0524 minPrison Professors141. Earning Freedom (12.1) by Michael SantosChapter Twelve: 2005-2007 Months 209-231 “What’s this scumbag here for?” The guard on duty barks as we enter the closed corridor inside the Special Housing Unit. Since he doesn’t know me I surmise that his obvious contempt extends to all prisoners. I stand silently, both hands still locked behind my back. “One for SHU. Captain’s orders.” The transporting guard uncuffs me and walks away. “Strip!” The SHU guard commands. I unbutton and remove my green shirt, then I pull my t-shirt over my hea...2022-05-0521 minPrison Professors140. Earning Freedom (11.3) by Michael SantosEarning Freedom by Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter Eleven: 2003-2005 Months 190-209 It’s the spring of 2004, and even at our 5,000-foot elevation, the snow has stopped falling. The Rocky Mountains are right outside the window, close enough that it looks as if I could reach out and touch them. I have a wonderful view from this prison cubicle in Florence. Carole studies full time at Pueblo Community College and her schedule helps me mark off the weeks. We visit three hours ever...2022-05-0522 minPrison Professors139. Earning Freedom (11.2) by Michael Santos Earning Freedom by Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter 11-2-Pod 139 Months 190-209 On my way to Colorado my plane lands at the Federal Transit Center in Oklahoma. Five years have passed since I was here last, but the process is familiar. I even recognize faces of staff members, like the Native American guard with the long braided ponytail. Our procession of prisoners marches single file through an efficient processing system. We stand on milk crates in groups of seven. Guards sit behind us unfastening our leg i...2022-05-0524 minPrison Professors138. Earning Freedom (11.1) by Michael Santos Earning Freedom by Michael Santos Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter Eleven: 2003-2005 Months 190-209 Chapter Eleven: 2003-2005 Months 190-209 Officer Ruiz grips the handcuffs that secure my wrists behind my back as we walk across the lawn. He’s a rookie in his early 20s, slight, and wearing a uniform that looks two sizes too big for him. The lieutenant’s office at Fort Dix is a single story, red brick building, only 20 yards away from the visiting room. Ruiz pulls open the heavy steel...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors137. Earning Freedom (10.3), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term by Michael Santos Reading Chapter 10.3 Months 180-190 ****** When I enter the visiting room on New Year’s morning, the large room feels empty. I appreciate the relative silence. Other than the whir of the vending machine, there’s nothing else to distract us. Carole and her daughter sit beside each other in the maroon plastic chairs. Carole looks lovely in her heavy wool coat, long blonde hair contrasting beautifully against the navy blue. She stands to greet me as I walk toward her...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors136. Earning Freedom (10.2), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, by Michael Santos Chapter 10, Segment 2 Months 180-190 ****** Five extraordinary days with Carole lead to the preliminary plans for the rest of our lives. We pledge to build our relationship, growing together through the challenges I’m certain will come because of my imprisonment. Carole wants to marry me now, but I explain the reasons why she should understand more about the prison system’s stranglehold on my life before rushing into marriage. Although I want to marry her, it’s necessary, I think, that she pre...2022-05-0526 minPrison Professors135. Earning Freedom (10.1), by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term by Michael Santos Episode 10.1 Months 180-190 The first time I see Bob he’s carefully selecting items from the salad bar. He expertly manipulates the stainless-steel tongs, piling the freshest tomatoes, radishes, chopped iceberg lettuce, and spinach leaves on his plastic tray. He’s oblivious to the growing line of angry men standing in line and the other 500 prisoners in the noisy chow hall. Bob stands taller than six feet, with glacial blue eyes and a full head of blond hair that he co...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors134. Earning Freedom (9.3) by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter 9.3 1998-2002 Months 127-180 It’s September 11, 1998. I’ve been in Miami for a week and since my counselor hasn’t yet given me a PIN code, I haven’t been able to use the telephone. The staff isn’t giving me any information about my transfer and I don’t know if Bruce and Carol have made progress toward getting me out of here. Ty and I are resigned to the likelihood that we’re both on our way to state prison, knowing...2022-05-0531 minPrison Professors133. Earning Freedom (9.2), by Michael Santos Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term Chapter Nine, Section Two 1998-2002 Months 127-180 Gary’s deposit solves my first problem of the day, but within hours, a crisis of a different sort erupts. I’m staring at the ticker, watching the Dow drop more than 500 points, worrying that the sell-off will accelerate as the trading day proceeds. I’m frozen to the TV when Al, another prisoner, delivers a message that snaps me out of my zone. “They’ve been pagin’ you to R&D all mornin’.” At first I think he’s joking, but we’re no...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors132. Earning Freedom (9.1), by Michael SantosChapter Nine: 1998-2002 Months 127-180 The summer of 1998 advances me into my 11th continuous year of imprisonment, and I’m coming to the conclusion that it’s not so bad. Human beings can adapt to any environment. As crazy as it may sound, I’m now used to imprisonment. It has become the only life that I know, and I really know Fort Dix, the low-security prison where I’m serving this portion of my sentence. Fort Dix is a big prison, with three separate compounds. About 2,400 other prisoners share space with me insi...2022-05-0519 minPrison Professors131. Earning Freedom (8.3) by Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term by Michael Santos. Chapter 8.3 Julie and Tim agree to finance my tuition and book expenses with the understanding that I’ll reimburse them from my earnings. When the mailroom delivers my coursework for first-year law, the stack of textbooks reaches halfway up my thigh. As I fan through thousands of fine-print pages optimism surges through me. I’m making progress, feeling a renewed energy, convinced that these books will change my life. I create a new daily schedule, committing myself to wake and to begin studying after...2022-05-0527 minPrison Professors130. Earning Freedom (8.2) with Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term by Michael Santos Chapter eight, part two. Months 103-127 While planning for law school I continue to build a strong network of support. To overcome the resistance and bias I expect to encounter, I put together a package that I call my portfolio. It describes my crime, expresses remorse, and articulates the steps I’ve taken over the past decade to atone. The portfolio includes copies of my university degrees and endorsement letters from the distinguished academics who support me. I’m certai...2022-05-0525 minPrison Professors129. Earning Freedom (8.1) with Michael SantosEarning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, with Michael Santos. Chapter 8: 1996-1998 Months 103-127 As I cross through another holiday season and into January 1996, I look through a few birthday cards I received from my family. It’s hard to accept that I’m turning 32 in prison, but I’m not a stranger to these milestones passing. Not anymore. For years I’ve been climbing toward 1997, hoping that the end of my first decade would mean something special to me. Now I’m closing in on that milestone, but it no longer seems s...2022-05-0531 minPrison Professors128. Earning Freedom (7.3), by Michael SantosI’m continuing to read from my book Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. This is the third installment of chapter 7, covering months 93 through 95 of my confinement, in 1995. * * * * * * * Other prisoners have told me that the bus ride to FCI Fairton only takes a few hours, and I’m determined not to waste this opportunity to enjoy our American landscape. Still in a state of euphoria over news of my transfer, I don’t nap as we drive the two-lane highway that feels far too narrow for this bus. Other than a few days in Manhat...2022-05-0520 minPrison Professors127: Earning Freedom (7.2), by Michael SantosI’m continuing to read from my book Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. This is the second installment of chapter 7, covering months 93 through 95 of my confinement, in 1995. * * * * * * * In search of the associate warden, I walk to the chow hall during the noon meal and I see Nuss standing in line, looking like the Grim Reaper. Knowing that he can influence my transfer to low-security, I approach him. “I spent the weekend reading through the Custody and Classification manual,” I tell him. “According to the formula in the policy statement, I calculate that I should...2022-05-0521 minPrison Professors126: Earning Freedom (7.1), by Michael SantosI’m continuing to read from my book Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. This is the first installment of chapter 7, covering months 93 through 95 of my confinement, in 1995. Hofstra awards my master’s degree in May of 1995 and I begin working my way toward a doctorate at the University of Connecticut. The textbooks on penology could cure insomnia, but the clear path to a Ph.D. motivates me, keeping me cocooned in my room except for my early morning exercise. I think about the authors sometimes, wondering what inspired them to study and write about...2022-05-0526 minPrison ProfessorsDefendants Facing Pretrial Proceedings: What to KnowAccording to H.P. Lovecraft, an American writer, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” People going into a government investigation or facing criminal charges know what I’m discussing. I’m Michael Santos, founder of Prison Professors. We launched our nonprofit to offer resources for justice-impacted people who want to help themselves. Getting help starts with understanding. If people don’t understand the process, they lack clarity on different mitigation strategies they may engineer. https://prisonprofes...2022-04-2914 minPrison ProfessorsPrison Professors AppOur team at Prison Professors welcomes you to our App. My name is Michael Santos. As a co-founder of Prison Professors, I feel a connection and a personal responsibility to our subscribers. Our team at Prison Professors publishes free content to help all justice-impacted people. We consider the following people to be justice-impacted: Exposed to government investigations, Charged with a crime, Going through judicial proceedings, Going through probation or prison, Released from prison, Working with people that face criminal charges, People that work in jails...2022-04-2801 minPrison ProfessorsMichael and Sam #32022-03-0207 minPrison ProfessorsMichael and Sam #22022-03-0203 minPrison ProfessorsMichael and Sam #12022-03-0215 minPrison ProfessorsJulia Santos2022-03-0111 min
ComplianceMitigation's podcast3-We Did the Time So You Won't Have To—60-second commercialBig government leads to more investigations. More investigations lead to more charges for white-collar crimes. If you’re in business, we’ve got two words for you: Compliance and Mitigation. Visit us at Compliance Mitigation dot com. My name is Michael Santos. In 1987, a government investigation led to a 45-year sentence. Experiences through the journey inspired me to launch Compliance Mitigation dot com. We create tools to help business leaders avoid government investigations. They lead to disgorgements, injunctions, fines, or loss of liberty. If you’re in the midst of charges for wh...2021-01-1301 min
Prison Professors154. What Business Leaders Need to Know about Corporate FraudHello to you. My name is Michael Santos and on behalf of everyone on our team, I welcome you. Our websites include Prison Professors dot com and Compliance Mitigation dot com. We offer services to help people and businesses with risk mitigation and avoiding government investigations. For those who have been targeted for prosecution, we create mitigation strategies. We help with sentencing and preparations for the journey ahead. Visit us at either PrisonProfessors.com or ComplianceMitigation.com. Call or text 949-205-6056. To understand corporate fraud, we should begin with a...2020-11-1816 min
Prison Professors153. Why Every Business Should Invest in Compliance TrainingHello to you. My name is Michael Santos and on behalf of everyone on our team, I welcome you. Our websites include PrisonProfessors.com and ComplianceMitigation.com. We offer services to help people and businesses with risk mitigation and avoiding government investigations. For those who have been targeted for prosecution, we create mitigation strategies. We help with sentencing and preparations for the journey ahead. Visit us at either Prison Professors dot com or compliance mitigation dot com. Call or text 949-205-6056. Episode: 153: Why...2020-11-1722 min
TatterEpisode 53: The Pursuit (w/ Laurie Santos)ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Psychologist Laurie Santos offered a course on well-being in 2018, and it became the most popular course ever offered at Yale University. Her online course also developed a strong following. Now she had a podcast called The Happiness Lab. I had a chance to talk with her about human happiness, and the ways in which our intuitions about what promotes happiness are often wrong. Our discussion includes a discussion of happiness in a time of a pandemic and of physical distancing, but also about happiness and race.
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...2020-06-0458 minPrison Professors99. What Should I Know Before Being Admitted to Prison?Download a free copy of Prepare by visiting PrisonProfessors.com. Thoughts on Self-Surrendering: Unless a person has a valid reason to postpone the surrender date, it may be best to start serving the sentence as quickly as possible. Intuitively, many people want to postpone their surrender date. In our accompanying course, available at ResilientCourses.com, we offer many examples of successful journeys through prison. Members of our team have real depth and breadth of experience. I’ve worked with more than 1,000 people that have self-surrendered. As an attorney, our partner Shon has...2020-04-2328 minPrison Professors97. What Should I Know About the Administrative Remedy Process in the Bureau of Prisons?Get free copy of Prepare: What Defendants Should Know About Court, Sentencing, and Prison at PrisonProfessors.com, or email Team@PrisonProfessors.com. Call 949-205-6056 When people go into the prison system, our team encourages them to go in with their eyes wide open. When Michael began serving his sentence, back in 1987, he was 23 years old and didn’t understand a thing. As a result of not understanding what would follow, he made a series of decisions during the earliest stages that complicated his journey. Similarly, as explained in Lessons from Prison, Justin didn’t have a...2020-04-2125 minPrison Professors95. What Should I Know About Prison Transfers?Visit PrisonProfessors.com to get a free download of our book: Prepare: What Defendants Should Know about Court, Sentencing, and Prison Send an email: Team@PrisonProfessors.com or call 949-205-6056 for more information What Should I Know About Prison Transfers? Based upon the number of minimum-security camps in the federal prison system, we estimate that less than 20% of the federal prison population gets the privilege of voluntarily surrendering. Being able to surrender to prison is a perk...2020-04-1924 minPrison Professors91. What is a Sentence-Mitigation Plan?When is the right time think about a sentence-mitigation plan? Answering that question reminds me of an old saying about the best time to plant an oak tree. I heard a speaker ask that question to members of his audience. Predictably, audience members ventured a guess. In the morning? In the winter? In the summer? No one had a clue. Pausing for dramatic effect, the speaker then gave the answer. The best time to plant an oak tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today. We could say the same...2020-04-1527 minPrison Professors86. What do I Need to Know if I’ve Become the Target of a Criminal Investigation?Intro: Welcome to Prison Professors podcast. I’m Michael Santos. We assist people who face court, sentencing, and prison. Visit us at PrisonProfessors.com to learn more. Call or text 949-205-6056 to connect with our team. For more info, send an email to Team@PrisonProfessors.com. Our answer to the first question is simple: A lot! Many people that face law-enforcement challenges make decisions that exacerbate their problems. They don’t mean to make troubles worse. Yet if they don’t understand what’s coming, what options they have, or where to...2020-04-1017 min
Mighty Process Server21 - From Serving Strippers in California to Expanding his Business to Oregon Mr. Santos tells his story.Michael Santos is a career process server that knows how to tell a good story. He started as a young man in California and has recently expanded to Salem, Oregon where he is pounding the pavement and building the empire similar to what he has accomplished in California. Michael tells of his sad moments when the job can seem too difficult and how he wishes he didn't have to serve a person that was having a hard time but with a sense of duty he gets the job done. Every time. Michael Goes on to tell about his experience...2018-11-2632 min
Michael Santos Mindset018: Building Authenticity to Show a Success MindsetTo build more success in your career, in your business, in your life, live authentically. That's a lesson I learned from leaders who held a success mindset. It worked for leaders like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs. It also worked for me and it can work for you.
If you want to learn more about the many lessons that powered me through 26 years in prison and allowed me to prepare for prosperity, please visit https://michaelsantos.com. You can download a free book that will show you the meaning of authenticity. You can also see examples by checking...2018-10-0214 min
Michael Santos Mindset017: Showing Appreciation to Build a Success MindsetWhen we live in a state of gratitude, more blessings open up for us. I learned that lesson while climbing through 9,500 days in prison. During those 26 years, I maintained a high level of energy and discipline, largely because I appreciated the many blessings that had come my way.
Prior to learning about this concept of gratitude, a series of bad decisions drove my life. For that reason, I allowed others to influence me. Although I was a teenager when I began breaking the law, the bad decisions I made exposed me to severe challenges in the criminal justice system. Yet...2018-10-0115 min
Michael Santos Mindset016: Celebrating Achievements to Build Your Success MindsetSuccess doesn't happen by accident and it rarely comes overnight. We're far more likely to succeed if we engineer the course of action. Take small, incremental action steps that can bring the outcome we want.
In today's Michael Santos Mindset podcast, I talk about celebrating achievements. I used this strategy to stay motivated. That motivation allowed me to climb through 9,500 days in prison with a high level of energy and discipline. The prison system and authority figures controlled many aspects of my life. Yet I could control how I would respond to that environment. I could engineer a pathway that...2018-09-3015 min
Michael Santos Mindset015: Build Awareness and Grow Your Success MindsetDo you really know what it means to be deliberate? In what ways are you sowing seeds today for the success you're determined to become tomorrow?
This tactic of being aware is an essential component of the success mindset. I learned the importance of being aware, or keeping my head in the game, as I climbed through 9,500 days in prison. I knew that if I did not reach beyond the prison walls, the circumstances of my life would define my future. But I didn't want the prison to define me. I needed to tap into all of my critical thinking...2018-09-2915 min
Michael Santos Mindset014: Create Accountability Logs to Build a Success MindsetIf you're after a success mindset, use accountability metrics to take you to the next level and the next level after that.
With a success mindset, we look to where we want to be in the years and decades ahead. Without this tool, those visions seem distant. They're too far into the future. We can lose our way, much as we would lose our way if we were in the middle of the ocean and trying to make it to shore. One day we'd go in one direction, only to find that we're going in a different direction the next...2018-09-2816 min
Michael Santos Mindset013: Take Deliberate Action Steps to Build a Success MindsetWhat action steps have you taken today to show your commitment to the success you want to build in the months and years ahead?
I'm Michael Santos and I'm absolutely certain that if you follow the strategies and tactics that powered me through 9,500 days in prison, you will achieve higher levels of success. Strategies and tactics lead to a positive mindset. Taking action is an essential tactic. In today's podcast, I talk about the different tactics I used to build energy and focus. I woke early. I recorded my progress. I let the world know what I was going to...2018-09-2715 min
Michael Santos Mindset012: Aspirations will fuel and power a Success MindsetDo you know the secret to maintaining a high level of energy and discipline?
Let me tell you the solution that worked for me. I powered through 26 years as a prisoner with a success mindset. I didn't go into prison with a success mindset. Rather, I cultivated that success mindset through books I read. Those books taught me how to think about what I could do with resources around me. How could I use every day to maximize prospects for success-as I defined success. And I defined success as being able to return to society strong, with opportunities to live...2018-09-2615 min
Michael Santos Mindset011: The Right Attitude Leads to a Success MindsetDo you have the right attitude? How would you know?
I'm Michael Santos and I can tell you how having the right attitude made all of the difference in my life. The right attitude powered me through 26 years in prison, and having the right attitude led to my first million dollars after I returned to society.
We get the right attitude when we make a 100% commitment to success. And we all define success differently. That's the reason I strongly encourage you to define success in your life. What does success look like?
In my case, I am willing to work...2018-09-2515 min
Michael Santos Mindset010: Setting Clear Goals to Develop a Success MindsetWhat are you doing today to put yourself on a pathway to success?
Setting clear goals is an essential tactic that will lead you into a better place, regardless of what external circumstances are governing your life today. I learned the importance of goals at the same time that I was learning the importance of mindset and making values-based decisions. Those success mindset tactics powered me through struggle and put me on the pathway to prosperity.
Living in accordance with strategies and tactics will do the same for you.
One of the first goals I had to conquer when I...2018-09-2415 min
Michael Santos Mindset009: Defining Success With Values on Mindset Podcast with Michael SantosWelcome to the Michael Santos Mindset podcast. Really want to share the strategies that powered me through 26 years in prison. Strategies and tactics helped me to develop a mindset of success. I'm confident a success mindset can lead you to prosperity, too.
In what ways are you defining success?
In what ways does your definition of success define your mindset?
Regardless of what challenges you're facing, or what external circumstances complicate your life, you can begin sowing seeds today that will lead to a better outcome. When we know the outcome we're after, we can begin laying out the path...2018-09-2315 min
Michael Santos Mindset008: Opening Small Business or Investing in Real EstateIn what ways are you striving to build a million dollars in equity? What options exist? In what ways do you invest time, energy, and resources to pursue the best option.
Today's podcast offers strategies to guide your thoughts.
When authorities released me from 26 years in prison, I wanted to build $1 million in assets and I had to consider options. I considered starting a business, the stock market, and real estate. To make a good decision, I considered strengths and weaknesses. Like everyone, I knew I had strengths in some areas. I had weaknesses in other areas. To build $1 million...2018-09-1314 min
Michael Santos Mindset007: Everything You Think, Say, and Do in HarmonyDo you know what happens when you keep everything you say, everything you think, and everything you do in harmony? When we keep everything we think, say, and do in harmony, we develop a success mindset. Use this strategy to grow and become more successful. It will help you build a pathway from where you are to where you want to go. I kept everything I said, thought, and did in harmony while I climbed through 9,500 days in prison. The strategy influenced the books I read, the people with whom I interacted, the lessons I learned. Because I could build...2018-09-1212 min
Michael Santos Mindset006: Use a Success Mindset To Prepare for War in Times of PeaceIn 2008, the venerable Wall Street firm, Lehman Brothers collapsed, wiping out assets worth trillions of dollars. That collapse led to the greatest recession of our lifetime. The stock market collapsed. The real estate market collapsed. Credit dried up. It was a tough time for many families. Since then, markets recovered and even soared to new highs. In the event of another correction, will you be prepared? A success mindset will help. In this episode, I talk about strategies to prepare for war in times of peace. Like many Americans, I've had a prosperous several years. Yet assets worth millions of...2018-09-1214 min
Michael Santos Mindset005: How Success Mindset is Like Connecting DotsAre you ready to start building more success in your life? Then change the way you think! In today’s Michael Santos Mindset episode I reveal how a success mindset it like connecting dots. I had to start connecting dots at the start of a journey that would carry me through 26 years in federal prison. I’m revealing those dots on the My Story section of https://michaelsantos.com in an accordion fashion. The story is long, so I model the message after what I learned from #GaryVaynerchuk; if you haven’t listened to @garyvee I highly recommend him as a reso...2018-09-1014 min
Michael Santos Mindset004 How a Success Mindset Led to $5 Million in AssetsI’m 54 years old as I record this podcast, on September 9, 2018. The Michael Santos Mindset podcast teaches others how to reach a higher potential, to break free from struggle, to build more success by changing the way we think. In episode three that I published yesterday, I revealed those ten-steps to a success mindset. In today’s episode I reveal how a success mindset led to my building $5 million in assets during my first five years of liberty. Anyone who applies these strategies and tactics to build a success mindset can build more relevance, meaning, and success in life and busi...2018-09-0914 min
Michael Santos Mindset003: What is the Success Mindset?What is the Success Mindset? In this episode, I reveal more about the curriculum I’m creating at https://michaelsantos.com to the very clear pathway that will lead to a success mindset. I learned these techniques while I was locked inside of a jail cell as I was starting a sentence that would keep me in prison for multiple decades. By changing the way I think—developing a success mindset—I created opportunities that allowed me to grow. That success mindset led to new opportunities for building prosperity upon release. Now I teach that success mindset to others. Carole, my wife...2018-09-0815 min
Michael Santos Mindset002 How to Create Prosperity With Appreciating AssetsCreating success after struggle requires incremental action steps. After 26 years in prison, I knew that I had to take specific action steps to build stability for my wife and me. What strategies are you using to build prosperity? To get to the next level, my wife used the same type of mindset strategies that motivated me through prison. We thought about ways that we could raise capital to acquire real estate. Since traditional financing like mortgages and bank loans were not available to me when I got of prison, I used creative financing techniques. By thinking creatively, we succeeded in...2018-09-0714 min
Michael Santos Mindset001 Introduction to Michael Santos MindsetRevealing background on how Socrates inspired me to change the way that I think. I was locked inside of a federal prison, facing a life sentence. Rather than dwelling on the struggle, I learned how to think about what I could do to make things right. By changing the way I thought, I could seize or create opportunities. Adhering to a values-based, goal-oriented strategy empowered me and brought discipline. I used that same strategy to begin building my career after 26 years in prison. By changing my thoughts, opportunities opened for me to acquire assets and prepare for prosperity. I encourage...2018-09-0611 min
Earning Freedom with Michael SantosPrison to ParadiseDo you have a solid, actionable plan to build financial stability or prosperity in your future? That’s a question that relatively few Americans ask themselves. Those who want to do more than ask questions take action. It’s never too early, and it’s never too late to put yourself on the path to prosperity. I’m Michael Santos with Alternative Investment Seminars. During this 20-minute video, I’ll teach how my wife Carole and I went from literally ground zero to exceed $5 million in assets within five years. We used leverage to invest in real est...2018-04-1919 minPrison Professors33. Hard Core Prisoner Becomes CEO After Serving DecadesMichael Justice went to prison as a young man. While inside, he wasted 10 years in cycles of violence. Frequent fighting led him to maximum-security prisons. After a decade inside, a mentor inspired him. In today’s podcast, Michael talks about the power of learning and the power of a solid work ethic. Since concluding his prison term, he took a series of jobs that didn’t pay well. Yet by applying himself fully, Michael was able to learn and master his trade. Now he runs his company that generates millions of dollars in revenues. Get more information at P...2018-01-2828 minPrison Professors25. Preparing for Sentencing and Possible Prison TermWhat Steps Can a Person Take to Prepare in Advance of Sentencing? People who face a sentencing hearing should prepare. It’s crucial to help the stakeholders understand how or why you’re worthy of mercy. Michael faced charges for having too many plants inside of a medical marijuana state. Today’s podcast discusses steps that a defendant can take to prepare for the best possible outcome. Michael hired an attorney to help him prepare, but the attorney did not get him ready for sentencing. As a result, Michael has had to prepare himself. He asked...2018-01-2034 minPrison Professors7. Surrendering to Federal PrisonWe’re now into episode four of Prison Professors’ five-part series on How to Master Prison. Those who aren’t going into the prison system may find more interest in our interviews. Our team works with people from all types of backgrounds. Some face charges or served time for white-collar crimes. Others served time for drug offenses, or even violent crimes. Our interviews with those people show that regardless of what bad decisions a person has made in the past, it’s never too early and it’s never too late to begin sowing seeds for a better life. 2018-01-0230 minPrison Professors6. Custody and Classification in Federal PrisonAre you facing a term in federal prison? I’m Michael Santos, and along with my two co-founders, Shon Hopwood and Justin Paperny, we want to help you master the system. The more you know about the system, the better you can position yourself to succeed. We’re now in our third episode of our five-part series, How to Master Prison. In our two previous episodes, we offered some insight. We discussed the process that brings someone into the system. Then we discussed how people going into the system should work to influence leaders. In this...2018-01-0131 minEarning Freedom with Michael SantosAudry Spade InterviewQuestions from Audry Spade So Michael, you were in your early 20’s when you were convicted and sent to prison. I'm curious about your childhood and the influences you had growing up. How did you arrive at the decision to pursue crime? What kind of technology do you remember people using back before your arrest in 1987? You were arrested for drug trafficking and ultimately sentenced to serve 45 years in prison. Describe that first day of your sentence. What did your days in prison consist of years into your sentence, after tha...2017-12-3140 minPrison Professors5. Decision Makers and Influencers in the Federal Bureau of PrisonsI’m Michael Santos with Prison Professors. Along with my partners, Shon Hopwood and Justin Paperny, we’re glad to provide more information about how to prepare for the prison journey. Earlier episodes have given extensive biographical information on us. Complete your own due diligence. You’ll see why we’re exceptionally well qualified to help anyone who is going into the system. More importantly, we’re well qualified to help people who want to get out of the prison system successfully. Each of us succeeded after prison because we understood how to make good decisions a...2017-12-3131 minPrison Professors4. Preparing for Federal PrisonI’m Michael Santos and I want to welcome you to another Prison Professors podcast episode. Earlier episodes provided you with the background information on my partners and me. Today we’re recording a series of five podcasts that will help our listeners understand a bit more about the process of going into the criminal justice system. As of now, I have five episodes planned. They include the following: Understanding the Process Understanding the stakeholders Understanding the custody and classification system How to Prepare for Prison Why Writing a Narrative Can Assist You Th...2017-12-3029 minPrison ProfessorsIntroduction to Prison Professors and Michael SantosHello, hello. My name is Michael Santos and I welcome you to our new Prison Professors podcast. As stated in the intro, I’m part of a team that includes two co-founders, Shon Hopwood and Justin Paperny. Every day we’ll publish a new Prison Professors episode. What do we mean by every day? We mean every day. Why would we do this? Well, we have a lot of reasons. Primarily, we want to teach our audience about America’s prison system, the people it holds, and strategies for growing through prison successfully. Over th...2017-12-2829 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos266: President Commutes Life SentencePresident Obama commuted Israel Torres' sentence. A federal judge sentenced Mr. Torres to life in prison. While serving the life sentence, Mr. Torres kept hope alive and focused on steps he could take to prepare for success upon release--he always believed release would come. As a consequence of his successful adjustment, the President granted Israel liberty. He now lives as a contributing and productive member of society. Simultaneously, Israel works to for the brothers he left behind in prison: Michael Homes, James Ortega, and thousands of others who could live in society as law-abiding citizens if reforms were possible...2016-05-2739 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos259: From prison to Ph.D--Dr. Michael EndresMichael Endres is an amazing man. He went to prison as a young man without much in the way of direction. A violent crime resulted in his receiving a lengthy sentence. While incarcerated, however, Michael realized that he wanted to change his ways. He saw education as being the best opportunity to build a new life. Michael enrolled in school. He earned an bachelor's degree. Then he earned a master's degree. Then he earned a Ph.D. degree. Now Michael, or Dr. Endres, works to create programs that will help more incarcerated people prepare for success. 2016-04-0438 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos251: From Decades in Prison to Business SuccessMichael E. Jordan transformed his life while serving multiple decades in prison. He's become a role model for others who aspire to lives of meaning and relevance after struggle.
Michael E. Jordan, CEO and Co-Founder |Managing Business Partner - Folsom, CAMichael E. Jordan, was a career Medical Imaging Technologist with over 20 experiences; Mr. Jordan earned a PhD in Human Relations and Ethics at the School of Hard Knocks, Mr. Jordan also earned a Bachelor of Theology at Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College.Mr. Jordan also has expertise in the F...2016-03-2133 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos249: NY State Prison to Media Spokesperson on Prison IssuesErik Jensen on Earning Freedom podcast
At the very tender age of 11, Erik Jensen was living in an abusive, single parent household with daily violence fueled by alcoholism. He sought escape on the streets, committing theft, selling and using drugs, and was always in trouble with the law until Erik found himself in some of the worst prisons in New York.
From his late teens to mid-twenties Erik was convicted on an array of charges including Robbery in the Second Degree, Promoting Prison Contraband, and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree. He...2016-03-2031 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos248: Success After Prison, Episode 3011. Spreading Awareness:
Although our growing portfolio of rental properties had become an integral part of our wealth-accumulation strategy, I remained determined to build a digital-products business. With hopes of finding more institutional buyers for the program, I accepted 12 speaking assignments in the fall of 2015, keeping me in different airports every week. I traveled to various cities between Tacoma and Washington DC, striving to create market awareness for Earning Freedom products.
Some of those speaking events provided memorable experiences, and opportunities that I hope to leverage in months to come. Earlier I mentioned that the Washington State Department...2016-03-1722 min
Success After Prison with Michael SantosEpisode 30: Success After Prison
Spreading Awareness:
Although our growing portfolio of rental properties had become an integral part of our wealth-accumulation strategy, I remained determined to build a digital-products business. With hopes of finding more institutional buyers for the program, I accepted 12 speaking assignments in the fall of 2015, keeping me in different airports every week. I traveled to various cities between Tacoma and Washington DC, striving to create market awareness for Earning Freedom products.
Some of those speaking events provided memorable experiences, and opportunities that I hope to leverage in months to come. Earlier I mentioned that the Washington S...2016-03-1622 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos234: Professor After 26 Years in Prison, Episode 166. San Francisco State University
In early 2013 I began sending letters to professors who taught criminal justice courses in the San Francisco Bay area. If they thought it would be helpful, I offered to visit and provide their students with a different perspective. Many students who majored in criminal justice wanted to pursue careers in corrections, probation, or other law enforcement professions. I knew the students would’ve read many theoretical textbooks on corrections or different sociological theories. Listening to someone who could share first-hand experiences might contribute to their educational experience.
Dr. Jeffrey Snipes, from San Francisco St...2016-03-0420 min
Success After Prison with Michael SantosEpisode 16: Prison To Professor
San Francisco State University
In early 2013 I began sending letters to professors who taught criminal justice courses in the San Francisco Bay area. If they thought it would be helpful, I offered to visit and provide their students with a different perspective. Many students who majored in criminal justice wanted to pursue careers in corrections, probation, or other law enforcement professions. I knew the students would’ve read many theoretical textbooks on corrections or different sociological theories. Listening to someone who could share first-hand experiences might contribute to their educational experience.
Dr. Jeffrey Snip...2016-03-0220 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos225: Releasing to California From Prison, Episode 7Prison Release to California:
As we approached the end of my term, we had to figure out where we wanted to live. When a man served longer than a quarter century, he didn’t really have roots anywhere. We chose California because I’d built a strong support network that would be easier to leverage from a large state. Further, California was a big market and the state had some significant problems with its prison system. Since we wanted to live in a place that offered the best opportunity, California seemed perfect. Besides the opportunity, I liked the weather.
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Success After Prison with Michael SantosEpisode 7: Release to California From Prison
California:
As we approached the end of my term, we had to figure out where we wanted to live. When a man served longer than a quarter century, he didn’t really have roots anywhere. We chose California because I’d built a strong support network that would be easier to leverage from a large state. Further, California was a big market and the state had some significant problems with its prison system. Since we wanted to live in a place that offered the best opportunity, California seemed perfect. Besides the opportunity, I liked the weath...2016-02-2221 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos220: Success After Prison: Episode 2Success After PrisonI’m Michael Santos and I’m typing this manuscript on an awesome Mac Pro computer. When I served my sentence, I had to write all of my manuscripts by hand. Now I’m addicted to Apple products and word processors. These tools allow me to write much more efficiently, but I no longer have the time that was available to me while I was in prison. Again, that’s why I won’t devote hundreds of hours to editing this manuscript. At least for this draft, what you see is what you get.
I started ty...2016-02-1722 min
Success After Prison with Michael SantosEpisode 2: The Beginning in PrisonI’m Michael Santos and I’m typing this manuscript on an awesome Mac Pro computer. When I served my sentence, I had to write all of my manuscripts by hand. Now I’m addicted to Apple products and word processors. These tools allow me to write much more efficiently, but I no longer have the time that was available to me while I was in prison. Again, that’s why I won’t devote hundreds of hours to editing this manuscript. At least for this draft, what you see is what you get.
I started typing this manus...2016-02-1722 min
Earning Freedom with Michael Santos219: Success After Prison: Episode 1Success After Prison!How I Built Assets Worth $1 million Within Two Years of Release from 26 Years Inside (And How You Can Succeed, Too)My name is Michael Santos and I’m writing this book in a conversational style, wanting to share the story of my return to society after 26 years as a prisoner. This book isn’t about prison. It’s about overcoming struggle, or more precisely, about strategies I used to overcome challenges associated with long-term confinement. I’m convinced that we all face struggles or challenges at some point. Anyone can use the same strategies that empowered me to co...2016-02-1719 min
Success After Prison with Michael SantosEpisode 1: Why?Success After Prison! How I Built Assets Worth $1 million Within Two Years of Release from 26 Years Inside (And How You Can Succeed, Too)
1. Introduction
My name is Michael Santos and I’m writing this book in a conversational style, wanting to share the story of my return to society after 26 years as a prisoner. This book isn’t about prison. It’s about overcoming struggle, or more precisely, about strategies I used to overcome challenges associated with long-term confinement. I’m convinced that we all face struggles or challenges at some point. Anyone can use the same...2016-02-1519 min