Thursday, November 20, 2014 A reader asked me about the types of rehabilitation programs that the prison system offered. It’s important to note that I served time in the federal prison system. Our nation operates 53 different prison systems. Each state has its own prison system. The District of Columbia has a prison system. The […]

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 I frequently receive questions through email from people who want to know more about my perspective on the prison system. Responding to such questions is part of my commitment to bring more awareness to our nation’s prison system. But time is limited for me, so I’m posting responses on blog entries […]

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 A reader asked about my experience with rehabilitation during the 26 years that I served. Anyone who has read the books I wrote or listened to one of my presentations knows that I had a transformation during the awkward period between the date of my conviction and the day that I […]

Monday, November 17, 2014 I am making great progress on the new venture that I’m building. I’ve now written all of the content for PrisonProfessor.com, the website. Previously I wrote an abundance of content that I’ll make available through the site, but I still had to write all of the content, create all of the […]

Sunday November 16, 2014 If you were asked to create a plan to improve our nation’s prison system, how would you describe your plan? My plan to improve our nation’s prison system would follow the plan that has made America great. Instead of focusing on punishment and isolation, I would change the focus to preparing […]

Saturday, November 15, 2014 How effective would you consider prison as a resource for helping prisoners change for the better? Prisons do not focus on helping people change for the better. They may change titles to “correctional” institutions, but they do not make any pretense about wanting to change people for the better. Prisons are […]

Friday, November 14, 2014 What would you change to make the halfway house more effective? As I wrote in the previous post, I would implement changes that would make halfway houses more like a successful business operation. First I would visualize the outcome that I wanted to achieve. Then I would put a plan in […]

Thursday, November 13, 2014 On a scale from 1 to 10, how effective would you consider the halfway house as being useful for preparing a former prisoner for society? I am not a fan of the halfway house as they currently operate. They operate under the “custody” model. In other words, they are very much […]

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 If you could change one thing in prison and out of prison to enable and ease the transition from prison to the outside world, what would it be? (Before answering the above question that I received from a student, I want to wish my mom a happy birthday. She may be […]

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Which would you consider to be the most effective: prison, halfway house, or rehabilitation program when compared to each other? The question above presupposes that I know what the end goal is. I don’t. Prisons are extraordinarily effective at separating people from society. But they’re a dismal failure at preparing people […]