December 31, 2025: Wednesday

As the year comes to a close, I feel optimistic about the year ahead and deeply committed to continuing the work we’re doing to improve the Prison Professors platform.

Our mission requires ongoing effort. We are committed to providing free, practical resources to distinct groups, including:

• People facing challenges at any stage of the criminal justice system,
• Family members who are supporting loved ones,
• Defense attorneys who advocate on their behalf, and
• Correctional staff who work inside the system every day.

Serving these groups responsibly requires us to engineer a clear and intentional pathway through the website. That means assessing every page, evaluating what works, identifying what does not, and making changes where necessary. We welcome feedback from members of our community, and we appreciate hearing suggestions that can help us improve.

In the coming days, I will send an email to everyone who has registered with us. I want to invite members of our community to share ideas about how we can better support their efforts and expand the value of the resources we offer.

Today, I am working through several tasks:

• Continuing a page-by-page audit of the site and sharing what I am learning with our development team.
• I need to update pages designed for defense attorneys and correctional staff.
• I also need to draft follow-up emails for people who leave testimonials on our site and for those who open profiles on behalf of a loved one.
• After that, I plan to step away from my writing tools and record a series of videos that our team can prepare for publication.

Each of these efforts moves us closer to building a platform that serves our community in meaningful ways. Results do not happen by chance. Each person has to work deliberately toward the outcomes they want.

As we move into 2026, our goal is to open more pathways for people to earn freedom through merit. I am committed to building this platform in service of that initiative.

I wish everyone a fabulous 2026. I will leave you with a question to prompt your thinking:

• What are you doing today to move closer to the outcome you want?

By: MGS