Register Profile Partners

🤝 Overview

If your loved one is incarcerated or preparing for prison, one of the most powerful ways to support them is to become a Profile Partner. This allows you to manage their online presence on PrisonProfessors.org, document their growth, and help them work toward the earliest possible release date.

This lesson explains how to sign up as a Profile Partner and begin updating your loved one’s profile.

🔑 Why It Matters

When someone is in prison, they typically don’t have access to the internet. But their progress still matters—and it needs to be documented.

As a Profile Partner, you can:

• Submit journal entries, book reports, and updates on their behalf
  
  
• Help build a body of work that supports their candidacy for administrative relief, early release, or home confinement
  
  
• Join a growing movement of family and friends working together to influence policy and promote self-advocacy
  
  

“That’s going to be the best way for you to develop your profile while you are serving the sentence.” — Michael Santos

🖱️ Step-by-Step: How to Register as a Profile Partner

1. Visit https://prisonprofessors.org
   
   
2. Click the Profiles button in the top-right corner
   
   
3. Select “Become a Profile Partner”
   
   
4. In the search bar, locate the individual you want to support:
   
   
   
   • Use their full name or BOP registration number
     
     
   • Example: 116377-004 for Michael Santos
     
     
5. Once their profile appears, select it
   
   
6. Fill out the form:
   
   
   
   • Your full name
     
     
   • Your email address
     
     
   • Select your relationship:
     
     
     
     • Spouse, Parent, Child, Sibling, Friend, Mentor, Attorney, Case Manager, Other
       
       
7. Submit the request
   
   
8. Wait for approval
   
   
   
   • Our team will check with the incarcerated person to confirm that you are authorized
     
     
   • Once approved, you will receive login credentials
     
     

🔄 After Approval: What You Can Do

As a Profile Partner, you’ll be able to:

• Log in and update the profile regularly
  
  
• Share your partner’s educational progress
  
  
• Add journal entries, book reports, and release plan materials
  
  
• Help earn points and climb the leaderboard, which shows progress and impact
  
  

📬 Stay Connected

Encourage partners to:

• Subscribe to the Prison Professors newsletter
  
  
• Stay informed about advocacy work, legal reforms, and support tools
  
  
• Help shape the national narrative about why your loved one deserves a second chance
  
  

“I can use it as an advocate when I’m trying to influence legislators and policy makers on why we need to change laws… But you have to do your part.” — Michael Santos

❓Takeaway Question

Who can you invite to become your Profile Partner—and how can they help tell your story?

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