Dan went to prison for convictions related to pharmaceutical drugs. He served a 42-month sentence. As a consequence of his participation in a drug-treatment program, the Bureau of Prisons released him 12 months early. He is now in a federal halfway house and he shares his story. Help spread the word on why […]
183 Drug Dealer to Prison to City Attorney
Thearthur Duncan, Attorney and Author of Felon Attorney Thearthur Duncan had a difficult childhood. While growing up, he associated with people engaged in a criminal lifestyle. They influenced him to begin selling drugs. For 15 years he lived as a criminal. Authorities arrested Thearthur when he was approaching his early 30s. During the time he served […]
163: Sentence Reform Advancing
U.S. Senate advancing possibility for Sentence Reform On October 22, the United States Senate has advanced a bill that could lead to sentence reform. I’m encouraged by this legislation. If the house advances the bill, and the entire Congress chooses to pass the legislation, President Obama has given signs that he would sign the bill […]
159: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Attitude 3
I feel passionately about teaching people who live in struggle. I want them to learn the principles that empowered me through 26 years in prison. They allowed me to live with a high level of discipline and energy, even though I had decades to serve. Anyone can apply these same principles and transform their life. […]
158: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Goals 2
While serving 26 years in federal prisons of every security level, I learned from masterminds. Now I’m committed to teaching those lessons to others who serve time in jails or prisons. I also strive to teach students who’ve been identified as being at-risk of criminal behavior. Through these podcasts and lesson plans and videos, people […]
157: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Values 1
Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Values 1 When I was 20, I began making a series of bad decisions. I sold cocaine. In 1987, DEA agents arrested me. I faced a sentence of life in prison. I’d never been confined before. After a jury convicted me, my life changed. Instead of fantasizing about getting out of […]
156: Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Actualization 10
Earning Freedom Mastermind Course: Actualization 10 I designed the Earning Freedom Mastermind Course to teach lessons that i learned from leaders. Those leaders begin with Socrates, but extend to so many others. I learned from Gandhi, Mandela, and Jobs and Gates. Those leaders helped me overcome 26 years in prison. They taught that if […]
143: Legal Marijuana Dispensary Leads to Prosecution
Punished for Working in Licensed Medical Marijuana Dispensary Mike has been prosecuted for his role of working in a medical marijuana dispensary. The prosecution has tormented his life for longer than three years. Initially, prosecutors threatened to lock him federal prison for 10 years. His sentencing date is only weeks away and now he is preparing […]
142: Final Hour Before Surrendering to Prison
Final Hour Before Surrendering to Prison Surrendering to federal prison can traumatize many people Today’s podcast features Jim Vani. He and his finance, Anna, called to chat less than one hour before he was scheduled to surrender to the federal prison in Pekin Illinois. Help spread the word on why we should reform our prison system […]
141: Becoming a Baker after 15-Year Prison Term
Juan Becomes Baker after Prison I met Juan Berganzo very early during my federal prison term. He was beginning a 15-year prison sentence and I was beginning a 45-year prison sentence. We exercised together and we became friends when we were locked inside the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta. He reached out to me and […]