Michael Santos

Michael Santos is in the seventeenth year of a 45-year prison sentence in the United States for distributing cocaine. Among his books are What if I go to Prison? (2003).

My literary escape from punishment

Not long after my arrest, in 1987, I began thinking of suicide. I was 23 during those weak times of my life. After having led a scheme to distribute cocaine

By Michael Santos

/ 23 Dec 2004

Race in the antisociety

Race is a difficult subject for me to write about. I am a prisoner, and during the many years that I have served I have tried to live race neutral,

By Michael Santos

/ 21 Sep 2004

Growing up in prison

After nearly seventeen years of living within the secured perimeters of a US federal prison, I was transferred to the minimum-security prison camp at Florence, Colorado. I arrived just before

By Michael Santos

/ 25 Apr 2004

The land of the unfree: America from inside

I am about to witness my fifth presidential election from inside a United States prison. I offer these thoughts to readers who may have an interest in knowing how the

By Michael Santos

/ 11 Mar 2004

Michael Santos

My literary escape from punishment

Race in the anti&#150;society

Growing up in prison

The land of the unfree: America from inside

Race in the antisociety