From Michael Santos
Mission Updates
The links below share the work we’re doing each day to advance the Prison Professors mission. We welcome your feedback, questions, and suggestions. If you have ideas on how we can improve or serve more effectively, please post them below. I will do my best to respond.
Upgrading Our Platform to Empower Justice-Impacted Lives
Prison Professors has rolled out major platform upgrades to enhance accessibility and responsiveness. Discover our new lightning-fast interactive Playbook viewer, streamlining free educational tools for justice-impacted individuals, and supporting our nationwide book program.
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Staying Connected: New Features to Follow Every Step of the Journey
Prison Professors rolls out significant platform improvements. New features allow supporters to follow profiles and receive custom notifications on journal entries, release plans, and more. Our redesigned website ensures easier navigation to educational resources, empowering justice-impacted individuals on their path forward.
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June 17, 2026: Pathways to Opportunity Through Education
Prison Professors gratefully announces a $2 million total donation from Binance founder CZ. These vital resources are powering the expansion of free, scalable educational programs, aiming to reach every person in federal prison by next year. Our mission empowers justice-impacted individuals to build meaningful futures through education and accountability.
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June 16, 2026: Building the Infrastructure for the Next Chapter
To prepare for massive growth, Prison Professors invested in new tech & AI, including a powerful server. This infrastructure will expand free educational access and direct communication for federal inmates as BOP tablets become widely available.
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June 15, 2026: Making Our Point System Clearer
Prison Professors has updated its platform to clarify how Tribe Members are calculated, aligning them with individual referral networks for greater consistency and accuracy. This change enhances transparency and ensures participants, ambassadors, and staff can better understand contributions, fostering a more empowering user experience.
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June 4, 2026: Incentivizing Excellence
Advocacy requires us to offer ideas, or solutions to help people with different interests get what they want. As Zig Zigler said, if you help others get what they want, you can get what you want.
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May 31, 2026: Invest in Yourself First
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May 30, 2026: Teaching Self-Directed Preparation
We're not here to celebrate participation, but to encourage people to work toward getting results.
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May 29, 2026: Investing in a New Server
We're making capital expenditures to better serve our growing community of people who want to prepare for success after prison.
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May 28, 2028: Ask me Anything Sessions
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Focused through Disruptions
We have disruptions in life. When we do, we must adjust, refocus, and get back on track.
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