• Days since my release from 26 years in prison: 120
• Miles run today: 10.2
• Miles run this week: 35.8
• Miles run during the calendar month: 55.8
• Marathon distances completed: 12
• Weight: 164

Journal of activities:

Straight-A Guide Staffing Solutions is ready to launch. Our Michael G. Santos Foundation has secured worker’s compensation insurance from the state fund and we’ve entered into an agreement with the Paychex payroll company. The Fathers and Family organization in Stockton has begun teaching the program to a group of formerly incarcerated individuals at their facility. And today I scheduled a lunch meeting with the manager of Golden State Lumber in Stockton. I’ll drive over to explain our program. When he needs entry-level labor, it’s my hope that he will hire at least some of those individuals from this group of formerly incarcerated individuals who want to transition into the labor market as law-abiding, contributing citizens. It’s very exciting for me to work on thees two fronts:

• Creating programs to help those who live in prison to pursue self-directed paths to transform their lives into law-abiding citizens, and
• Helping the formerly incarcerated transition into the labor market.