CONVICT-19 – “Everyone’s Gotta Eat!”
When I began my interview with Inmate Brett Ellis, he introduced himself by saying, matter-of-factly, “I’m…
by Michael Fortino, Ph.D.
Michael Fortino 08088-010
Federal Correctional Institution
PO BOX 9000, Unit 53
Seagoville, TX 75159-9000
Michael Fortino, Ph.D. has spent the majority of his career as an author, media personality, and international keynote speaker on the subjects of Leadership and Change, and before audiences as large as 14,000. He has appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and in Time, Newsweek, Business Week, and Psychology Today, along with multiple other publications. In addition, Fortino has been featured on GoodMorning America and the Tonight Show, and has had the prestigious honor as host of the PBS Business Channel broadcast, The Leadership Series, to have interviewed two United States Presidents. In 2012, Fortino launched a comprehensive prison reform initiative entitled, FIRST STEP (Federal Inmate Re-entry Success Through Strategic Transitional Employment Preparedness), the precursor to the FIRST STEP Act of 2018. He may be reached at michaelfortinoUSA@gmail.com or visit his website at: JusticeInitiativeUSA.com
When I began my interview with Inmate Brett Ellis, he introduced himself by saying, matter-of-factly, “I’m…
by Michael Fortino, Ph.D.
