Michael G. Santos

Catching up on 25 years of technological advances after incarceration
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Upon my release, my wife passed me an iPhone 4S. It was far smaller than the Motorola cellphone that I used back in 1987, when my journey through America’s prison system began.

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A reentry program that puts offenders to work
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Helping ex-offenders successfully reenter society as law-abiding, tax-paying citizens is a win for everyone.

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Michael Santos: The journey back to society continues
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Rather than focusing on living as a model inmate, more than 15 years ago I started thinking about what I would need to emerge as a law-abiding, contributing citizen.

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Michael G. Santos: Working with the system that incarcerated me
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In this entry, Michael Santos accepts that he will only be seen as a criminal while on the inside, so he figures way to prepare for an exit and make the best of his time inside.

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Michael G. Santos: Preparation key for a successful re-entry to society
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As I expressed in my initial blog entries, a commitment to prepare for a law-abiding, contributing life upon release drove my adjustment throughout the quarter century that I served. Had I not made that commitment to prepare for reentry early in my term, I’d now be living a life of complication and struggle.

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While in prison, Michael Santos reconciles with society
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In the second installment of the series, Michael G. Santos discusses his journey through prison and how he focused all of his time on reconciling with society and using his vantage point on the inside to learn more about the criminal justice system.

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An introduction: Michael G. Santos returns to society
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Twenty five years ago, Michael G. Santos was convicted for trafficking cocaine. He reformed himself in prison and because of realignment, is able to spend the final year of his sentence in a halfway house in San Francisco. Here is the start of his story.

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