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Our team at Prison Professors is always developing, building momentum. We know that we must build by taking one deliberate step at a time.
We focus on building practical tools that help people in prison prepare for success—while also creating a transparent, merit-based record of effort that strengthens advocacy for earned freedom. Today, I want to share three developments our team is actively working on, all designed to reinforce participation, relevance, and community impact.
I anticipate that each segment will go live before the end of January.
We are drafting a structured strategy to send 1,000 letters to people in federal prison who have already begun building profiles on our platform.
These letters will serve several purposes.
First, they will teach. Many people begin profiles without fully understanding how each biography update, journal entry, book report, or release plan contributes to a broader body of work. The letters will explain how documented effort becomes evidence—evidence that can influence case managers, unit teams, wardens, and policymakers who are looking for meaningful indicators of readiness for higher levels of liberty.
Second, they will inspire. Prison can make even the most disciplined person question whether effort matters. We want to counter that uncertainty by reminding each participant that their work is seen, valued, and connected to something larger than their individual journey.
Third, they will affirm relevance. Advocacy does not happen in the abstract. It happens because thousands of individual people choose to do the work. Every completed profile strengthens our ability to advocate for expanded opportunities to earn freedom through merit. These letters will help each person understand their direct role in that mission.
Our goal is simple: help people stay engaged long enough for their effort to compound.
We are also creating a new section of the website titled Faculty.
This page will highlight the men and women who teach, mentor, and lead within the Prison Professors ecosystem. Some are formerly incarcerated. Some are currently incarcerated. Some are professionals, educators, entrepreneurs, or subject-matter experts who believe in second chances and structured preparation.
The Faculty section will serve multiple purposes:
It will recognize those who contribute intellectually and ethically to our programs
It will help participants see role models who have translated adversity into service
It will reinforce that learning inside prison can be serious, credible, and respected
With this effort, we hope to build from within the community—and making clear that preparation is not passive. People teach what they live. People lead by example. The Faculty page will reflect that principle.
Finally, we are building a new page to showcase our collaboration with Edovo.
This page will present clear, national-level statistics showing how many people are benefiting from Prison Professors programs through Edovo’s platform. It will highlight participation in our free courses and the Profiles program across facilities and regions.
The data we collect and publish changes conversations.
When administrators, policymakers, and stakeholders can see participation numbers, consistency, and documented effort at scale, it strengthens the case for expanding access, earned-time opportunities, and merit-based decision making. This page will help demonstrate—not just assert—the impact of structured self-development.
All three developments point toward the same goal.
We are building a community that offers free resources to help people before, during, and after incarceration. We are creating bridges that help individuals transition back into society as responsible, contributing citizens. And we are doing it by documenting effort, elevating leadership, and making participation visible.
Progress is not accidental. It is built—one profile, one lesson, one letter, one partnership at a time.
Thank you for being part of this work.
Question:
In what ways are you working today to open opportunities to advance the plans that are important to you?
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