Build Your Profile

Welcome to the Prison Professors community. If you're new to the system—or preparing to face a sentencing hearing—it's never too early to start thinking about your future. You have the power to create a record of growth, learning, and effort that will follow you long after prison.

Our tutorial series will walk you through how to build a profile on PrisonProfessors.org, and how to document your path to success. If you've already completed your profile, feel free to skip ahead. But if you’re just getting started, this is where your transformation begins.

🚀 Why Build a Profile?

Creating a profile helps you:

• Show you're preparing for success
  
  
• Document a body of work that includes writing, reading, goals, and growth
  
  
• Advocate for yourself during incarceration and after release
  
  
• Build a case for:
  
  
  
  • Early transition to home confinement
    
    
  • Placement in work release programs
    
    
  • Reentry support and job opportunities
    
    

“Every time you are working, you should be documenting and memorializing that… because this will become an asset that you could use to advocate for yourself in the weeks, months, years, and for some people, decades ahead.”

💡 How to Begin

1. Go to https://prisonprofessors.org
   
   
2. Click the “Profiles” button in the top-right corner
   
   
3. Choose whether to:
   
   
   
   • Build Your Profile
     
     
   • Or assign someone to Become a Profile Partner
     
     

The tutorial session offers guidance on every step—from writing a bio and journal entries to collecting testimonials and earning points that appear on the leaderboard.

📌 What You’ll Learn in This Series

This step-by-step course includes tutorials on:

• Creating your profile
  
  
• Writing your biography
  
  
• Logging journal entries and book reports
  
  
• Drafting a release plan
  
  
• Collecting testimonials
  
  
• Earning individual, tribe, and monthly points
  
  
• Tracking your progress on the dashboard
  
  
• Becoming part of a national movement for merit-based release
  
  

🤝 A Note From Michael Santos

“I went to prison as a very young man for bad decisions I made during the recklessness of youth… but leaders taught me how to change. Documenting that change helped me build businesses, restore my reputation, and live with dignity. I believe you can too.”

🔒 Our Three Promises

Every member of the Prison Professors community can count on three things:

1. We will never lie to you
   
   
2. We will never ask you to do anything we didn’t do ourselves
   
   
3. We will never charge you a penny for access to these tools
   
   

❓Takeaway Question

What does success after prison look like for you—and what steps can you take today to begin preparing for it?

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