Former prisoner strives to help others behind bars
Clip: 4/2/2014 | 7m 28s
Former inmate speaks out against U.S. ‘commitment’ to mass incarceration
During Michael Santos’ 26 years in federal prisons, he read books on history and law, earned undergraduate and master’s degrees and wrote seven books about the criminal justice system. Now, just six months after his release, Santos is imploring prisoners to follow his lead, and speaking out against the U.S. correctional system. Jeffrey Brown has the story.
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Former prisoner strives to help others behind bars
Clip: 4/2/2014 | 7m 28s
During Michael Santos’ 26 years in federal prisons, he read books on history and law, earned undergraduate and master’s degrees and wrote seven books about the criminal justice system. Now, just six months after his release, Santos is imploring prisoners to follow his lead, and speaking out against the U.S. correctional system. Jeffrey Brown has the story.
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