About Prison

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Summary: About Prison
Review: "Prisoners advance themselves in the social hierarchy in ways that are totally incongrous with outside society. Concepts like integrity, Michael Santos writes in his in depth and analytical look into prison life and it's culture. And Michael Santos isn't some criminology professor who never stepped foot inside an institution without a cadre of guards escourting him. Michael Santos is a convicted felon who has served 17 calendar years to date and who will not be released until 2013. So he knows what he's talking about as he's been incarcerated at USP Atlanta, FCI McKean, FCI Fort Dix and not FPC Florence.

His book is a tru look into the dangerous and grimy world of prison through an academics eye for detail and retrospection.
With a Masters degree in criminology Michael has educated himself while immersed in the belly of the beast. He is the most qualified person in America to write a book about prison having been confined and lived in prison for most of his adult life while pursuing his studies and overcoming all the obstacles thrown in his way due to his dwelling in America's gulags. The book covers all aspects of prison life from entry to the underground economy to the twisted ideals to the pitfalls one can encounter in the depths of America's prison industrial complex. An intriguing and fascinating look into the federal Bureau of Prisons which exists in it's own alternate reality so different from the real world and society in which most people live. So come and take a journey into the netherworld of corruption and violence which many Americans call home.