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 Michael Santos | 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,...
by Justin Paperny | Jun 26, 2018 | Federal Prison Camp
Preparing Eric Lundgren For Sheridan Federal Prison Camp Michael: We are back with Prison Professors. I get to offer a second episode with my new friend Eric Lundgren. Eric is a friend of mine even though we only met today, and he’s a...
by prisonprofess | Jun 14, 2018 | Clemency, Commutation
What thoughts have you given to executive clemency? If you’ve been convicted of a crime or you have a loved one who is serving time, or you’ve already served your sentence and you’re out, perhaps you should be thinking about executive clemency during...
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