Article and Book Reviews

Benefits of Prison Reform

 I received a wonderful article on an effective prison industries program that once operated in the Lansing State Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas. The article described a partnership between a private company and officials in the Kansas State prison system. The progressive program would work well in any prison setting, contributing to safer communities, safer […]

Prison Reform: In The News

Here are links to a couple of timely articles discussing the issue of much-needed prison reform in America http://www.economist.com/node/16636027 Rough justice in America Too many laws, too many prisoners Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little Jul 22nd 2010 | Spring, Texas http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/will-president-barack-obama-take-on-prison-reform/19577278 Will Obama Take On Prison Reform?

G. Gordon Liddy Talks Prison with Justin Paperny

Justin Paperny was a guest on G. Gordon Liddy’s national radio show on July 27, 2010 discussing his prison experience at Taft, his book (Lessons From Prison), and being mentored by Michael Santos. Click here to listen

Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless

Read Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless by Michael Santos on Change.org…  http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/solitary_confinement_wasteful_useless

New article on Prison Reform

New article by Michael on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-santos/call-for-prison-reform_b_543332.html

Gary McGivern’s life work

 Click on the link below to read Michael’s most recent post on Change.org: http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/in_one_prisoners_life_work_inspiration

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave

Title: Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave Date Read: January 19, 2010 Book title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave Author: Frederick Douglas Book Publisher: Barnes and Noble Classics Series (1845/2003) Non-Fiction / 126 pages Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave was the […]

Lessons From Prison

Date Read: January 6, 2010 Book Title: Lessons From Prison Book Author: Justin M. Paperny Book Publisher: APS (2009) Non Fiction/ 200 pages  Lessons From Prison was the first book I read in 2010 Why I read Lessons From Prison:  Justin Paperny, the author of Lessons From Prison, was confined with me at Taft Camp […]

Mean Justice: A Town’s Terror, a Prosecutor’s Power, a Betrayal of Innocence

Date Read: November 30, 2009 Book title: Mean Justice: A Town’s Terror, a Prosecutor’s Power, a Betrayal of Innocence Author: Edward Humes Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1999) Non-Fiction / 491 pages Mean Justice: A Town’s Terror, a Prosecutor’s Power, a Betrayal of Innocence was the 18th book I read in 2009. Why I read […]

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Date Read: December 3, 2009 Book title: A Short History of Nearly Everything Author: Bill Bryson Book Publisher: Broadway Books (2003) Non-Fiction / 544 pages A Short History of Nearly Everything was the 19th book I read in 2009. Why I read A Short History of Nearly Everything: A friend I met at Taft Camp, […]

The Upside of Fear

Date Read: December 7, 2009 Book title: The Upside of Fear Author: Weldon Lang Book Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press (2009) Non-Fiction / 199 pages The Upside of Fear was the 20th book I read in 2009. Why I read The Upside of Fear: My friend Justin Paperny, read a review of The Upside of […]

A Moveable Feast

Date Read: July 22, 2009 Book title: A Moveable Feast Author: Ernest Hemingway Book Publisher: Touchstone (1964) Non-Fiction / 211 pages A Moveable Feast was the 12th book I read in 2009. Why I read A Moveable Feast: A friend of mine here at Taft Camp, Steve Urie, passed along A Moveable Feast to expose […]

Writing With Style

Book Title: Writing With Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing Book Author: John R. Trimble Book Publisher: Prentice-Hall (1975) Date Read: June 19, 2009 Nonfiction / 143 pages Writing With Style was the 9th book I read in 2009. Why I read Writing With Style: This was the second of two books on writing […]

My Book Review of An American in the Gulag

Book Author:  Alexander Dolgun Book Title:  Alexander Dolgun’s Story:  An American in the Gulag Date Read:  June 27, 2009 Book Publisher:  Valentine Books (1974) Nonfiction/ 503 pages American Gulag was the 10th book I read in 2009: Reason I read An American in the Gulag: I have been a fan of Russian literature for several […]

Article: Paul is Being Released From Prison Today

Read Michael’s latest article on Change.org here: Ready for Release? Posted by Michael Santos Jun 30 @ 10:10AM PT Other recent Change.org articles by Michael: My First Days: Adjusting to Life in Prison Posted by Michael Santos Jun 15 @ 10:10AM PT The Importance of Recreation Posted by Michael Santos Jun 07 @ 04:46AM PT Strategies […]