by Michael Santos | Dec 26, 2018 | First Step Act, Prison Consultant
The First Step Act is the most meaningful prison-reform legislation that has passed since President Clinton signed the Anti-Terrorism and Death Penalty Act, back in 1996. It applies to all people in federal prison. President Trump signed the First Step Act into law in...
by Michael Santos | Dec 25, 2018 | Bureau of Prisons, Federal Prison Camp, First Step Act, Justin Paperny, Michael Santos, Prison Consultant
Understand The First Step Act To learn more about The First Step Act, take a look at the first in a series of articles our team has begun to write by clicking the following link; Helping You Understand The First Step Act This legislation will work wonders for people...
by Michael Santos | Dec 20, 2018 | Bureau of Prisons, Federal Prison Camp, First Step Act, Michael Santos
Victorville Federal Correctional Complex Today I’m traveling to the Federal Correctional Complex, in Victorville. I’m scheduled to arrive at 7:00 am and I’ll spend a full day inside of the prison. My understanding is that I’ll present for inmates from 7:30 until...
by Michael Santos | Dec 19, 2018 | Michael Santos, sentence consulting, Sentencing, White collar
Before Michael Flynn’s sentencing hearing, he cut a deal. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge. He cooperated with the government. In exchange for his cooperation with prosecutors, he negotiated an agreement that the prosecutor would recommend Michael Flynn not...
by Michael Santos | Jul 28, 2018 | Bureau of Prisons, Michael Santos
Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado Reentry is a clinical term practitioners use to describe a transition back into society after a term in prison. My name is Michael Santos and I started a 26-year journey through federal prison in August of 1987. The...
by Shon Hopwood | Jul 26, 2018 | Early Release from Federal Prison
Let me start with some prefaces. This post is mostly in response to a recent op-ed from Just Leadership USA. I have long admired JLUSA, the work it does, and the many criminal justice reform advocates it has created. Nothing I say here changes the important and...
by Justin Paperny | Jul 11, 2018 | Federal Prison Camp
Summary: A while back Michael answered this question about living in the halfway house on Quora.com. What is it like to live in a halfway house? After 9,135 days of confinement in federal prisons of every security level, my wife, Carole, picked me up on August 13,...
by Michael Santos | Jul 10, 2018 | Federal Prison Camp
First Few Days In Federal Prison The first few days in federal prison can feel traumatizing, especially to the individual who is incarcerated for the first time. Many people in federal prison offer advice of questionable value. They suggest that the best way to serve...
by Michael Santos | Jul 8, 2018 | Federal Prison Camp, Prison Consultant
One Thing to NEVER Do in Federal Prison If you want to succeed after federal prison, you gotta make sure that you don’t do one thing, and this is an activity that complicates the lives for many, many people in federal prison. My partner, federal prison...
by Joshua Boyer | Jun 30, 2018 | Prison Consultant
Reentering Society from the Hillsborough Residential Reentry Center in Tampa Upon being released from federal prison nearly six months ago, I left with a set of expectations about what I might encounter during my stay at the halfway house. Unfortunately, however,...
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