Michael Santos-Strategic Reform
Changing America’s Prison System: Our Mission and Methodology For those entering America’s criminal justice system for the first time, survival is often their primary concern—and understandably so. It’s an unfamiliar and intimidating environment, leaving many focused solely on immediate challenges. Having served decades inside, I’ve developed a broader perspective. My focus is on driving systemic […]
The Rhino-05/23/2025
“6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” -John 14:6 This verse was a great refresher… It’s truly a famous saying that I have heard quoted for years… the popular statement of Jesus reminding everyone that his way is THE WAY […]
Justin Norcutt-05/19–23/2025
Justin Norcutt Week of May 19–23, 2025 Monday, Performed restriping of longline paint at Ina Rd, Marana, AZ. Work area started at the east end near the bridge and concluded at the west end, stopping at Silverbell. Ensured the paint truck was fully stocked with white paint (no yellow required) and prepped thermo truck as […]
Scott Kaveny-Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Day 6 of Family Christmas Vacation – People Pleasing Issues
Today has been a better day due to more privacy, sleep, and getting mentally prepared again for another 8 days here in Florida. Here are some issues that came up, but not as much as yesterday. I wish I didn’t agree to such a long break here with them… Anyway, here are the series of events, […]
Michael Santos-Identify Core Values
Prisons don’t always make it possible for people to learn in traditional settings, such as with classrooms and teachers, or even in the company of other students. During the first year of my sentence, I lived in solitary confinement. That experience convinced me to learn in non-traditional ways. I found enormous value in reading books. […]
The Rhino-05/22/2025
Psalm 55… My faith is weak, therefore I am grateful that my amazing wife (Ashleigh) shares her faith with me & within me… for years I’ve seemed to feel & find the spirit of GOD… perhaps even much longer than I have noticed…. possibly around the time my son was about one year of age… […]
Carolynne Noffsinger-05/22/2025
The window in my cell has been absent for the past two years. Many inmates have suffered with the elements in its absence- brutal cold, high winds, rain, hail, snow, etc, and it has been condemned twice that I know of. My bunkie Becky and I are the suckers of the season placed in the […]
Celeste Monette Blair-05/22/2025-The Flow Of Love
When I first entered Federal Prison, a woman who had served 19 years, told me that you could not live in both spaces; Federal Prison and in the free world, she warned that it would make you crazy. I beg to differ. This mindset potentially keeps us from realizing our goals while incarcerated and forges […]
Trung Nguyen-05/22/2025-Journal Entry #19 – Sentencing Day: A New Chapter Begins
Today was sentencing. The night before, I barely slept. I woke around 2 a.m. with thoughts racing—about my family, the unknowns ahead, and everything this journey has entailed. It’s been over three years since this began. On January 7, 2021, federal agents raided my home and business in a highly aggressive operation—something I will never […]
Michael Santos-To Plead or Not to Plead
Several years ago, I got to meet Dr. Muhamad Aly Rifai. He’s a respected psychiatrist and he faced a federal investigation related to telehealth practices. He believed that he was innocent, but the system did not care about his beliefs. Political posturing led to an indictment. Rather than accepting a plea deal, Dr. Rifai fought […]
