A Letter to Douglas Farrar Jr. About Preparing to Help Others

Dear Douglas,

I am impressed by the work you are sharing through your Prison Professors profile. You are giving other people a way to see how your reading, writing, and plans connect to your goal of helping others.

I reviewed your journals about specific action plans and the obstacles that can interfere with them. I also read your outline for a prison preparation guide and your report on Dale Carnegie’s The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking. Your interest in learning to communicate clearly gives you something concrete to practice as you prepare for the future.

We have featured your work on the Prison Professors website, and we are publishing this letter as my public testimonial recognizing your effort. We want others to see how people are using our free platform to document their preparation for success upon release.

Please keep developing your profile. Choose one section of your proposed guide and turn it into a short explanation another person could use. Ask for feedback if that opportunity is available. Then write about what you changed and why. You can do the same with an action plan: explain what you tried, what happened, and what you will do next.

Your goal of serving others calls for continued learning and practice. Each thoughtful update can help a reader understand the preparation behind that goal. Keep building a record that supports your effort to advance as a candidate for the highest level of liberty at the soonest possible time.

Thank you for participating and for making your work available to our community.

Sincerely,

Michael Santos

Founder, Prison Professors

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