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From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller
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From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller

The Hidden Third

October 22, 20251h 34m

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When Michael Santos was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, he turned a cell into a classroom, earning degrees, writing books, and, inspired by Frederick Douglass, becoming a leading voice for reform. He tells Mariana how the transformation happened, and what freedom looked like after decades behind bars.

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