A Letter to Samuel Colby: Your Preparation Is Being Noticed

Dear Samuel,

I want you to know that your work is being noticed. We are very impressed with the effort you are documenting through your Prison Professors profile, especially the connection you are making between reading, writing, and preparing for your future.

In your report on Prison: My 8,344th Day, you explain how journaling helps you recognize progress and strengthen your writing. You also describe sharing your work with your brother and asking for feedback. That willingness to let someone examine your work gives you another way to learn and improve.

Your preparation plan adds weekly goals and study commitments to that record. Keep returning to those commitments. Explain what you completed, what challenged you, and what you will do next. Specific examples help others understand the effort behind your goals.

We have featured your work on the Prison Professors website. We are also publishing this letter there as my testimonial recognizing your effort and encouraging others to build their own records of preparation.

Our supporters make it possible for us to provide these educational resources free of charge. Your entries help us show why that support matters and how people in prison are using the platform to prepare for employment, greater responsibility, and a successful return to their communities.

Please continue developing your profile. Use your book reports, journals, and release plan to show how you are applying what you learn as you work to become a stronger candidate for the highest level of liberty at the soonest possible time.

What action will you take this week, and how will your next profile entry show what you learned from it?

With respect and encouragement,

Michael Santos

Prison Professors

Read Samuel’s feature: https://www.prisonprofessors.org/blog/samuel-colby-reading-writing-preparation-release

Read Samuel’s profile: https://www.prisonprofessors.org/profiles/samuel-colby

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