Supporting Corrections
Correctional professionals play a critical role in public safety, institutional order, and guiding people to prepare for a successful reentry. Yet staff are often asked to support complex personal and systemic challenges without access to practical, structured resources they can use on demand.
Prison Professors created this learning hub to support correctional staff at any stage of their career, including custody, programs, education, case management, and reentry. Family members can also download our lessons and send to loved ones in prison. The courses on this page are free, self-paced, and available at any time to any registered user.
Each course is built from lived experience, documented outcomes, and years of collaboration with correctional leaders. The focus is not theory or advocacy, but providing tools and resources to support accountability, preparation, and successful transitions.
How This Resource Hub Works
- This page serves as a central hub for all courses available to correctional staff.
- Each course opens to a dedicated page with lessons and materials.
- Content for each course may include video, audio, and downloadable PDFs.
- Self-directed PDF lessons are available below for download and may be printed or shared with individuals in custody.
- Courses may be used as self-directed, or facilitator led, at instructor discretion.
Access Note: Courses are available to any registered user. Registration requires only an email address and provides immediate access to all courses and content on Prison Professors. We never require payment for the digital resources we provide.
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Course Catalog
Available Courses
Profiles
The Profiles course provides a structured way for individuals to document the steps they are taking to prepare for success upon release. Through written entries, participants create a record of self-directed learning while incarcerated. For staff, Profiles offers a consistent framework to observe participation, engagement, and follow-through over time, supporting case management, programming, and reentry preparation.
Best Used For:
- •Case management documentation
- •Reentry preparation tracking
- •Self-directed learning records
Straight-A Guide
The Straight-A Guide course introduces a structured framework that helps individuals clarify values, set goals, and make consistent, accountable decisions while incarcerated. Participants learn how to align daily actions with long-term objectives. For staff, the Straight-A Guide provides a common language and practical structure to support programming, facilitate discussions, and reinforce personal responsibility, goal setting, and sustained engagement across a range of correctional settings.
Best Used For:
- •Goal setting and accountability
- •Values clarification exercises
- •Program facilitation support
Prison Presentation
The Prison Presentation course captures the core message Michael Santos delivers during in-person visits to federal prisons. The course introduces a practical framework for personal accountability, self-directed preparation, and long-term thinking while incarcerated. Participants learn how individuals serving long sentences used education, contribution, and documentation to influence outcomes and prepare for success, regardless of sentence length or eligibility for early release.
Best Used For:
- •Orientation and mindset development
- •Self-directed accountability and preparation
- •Supplementing in-person or facilitated programming
Preparing for Success after Prison
The Preparing for Success After Prison course provides a structured curriculum that helps individuals develop productive habits, document personal growth, and prepare for successful reentry. Participants work through practical lessons focused on accountability, goal setting, and consistent engagement while incarcerated. For staff, the course supports reentry planning and program participation by offering a clear framework to observe effort, track engagement, and reinforce constructive behavior aligned with institutional goals.
Best Used For:
- •FSA-Productive Activity (Sentry Code PSAP)
- •Reentry planning curriculum
- •Behavioral documentation
Playbook: Become the CEO of Your Life
The Playbook course provides a practical framework for individuals to think strategically, use time deliberately, and prepare for better outcomes. Through guided lessons, participants learn how to become the CEO of their own lives by building a record of accountability, growth, and self-directed preparation. For staff, the Playbook offers a consistent framework to encourage writing, reflection, and long-term planning that complements existing programming.
Best Used For:
- •Self-directed accountability and preparation
- •Reentry planning and documentation
- •Program facilitation support
Questions or Feedback?
We're here to support correctional professionals. If you have questions about our courses or want to discuss how to implement them in your facility, reach out.