Edwin Santana

Edwin Santana is a Puerto Rican Freedom Fighter, a Spoken Word artist, a formerly incarcerated individual, and an advocate for Criminal Justice. Edwin has worked as a Case Manager for organizations such as Harlem United and the Institute of Justice and Opportunity (formerly known as PRI). He spent many years as a Campaign Leader for the #CLOSERikers campaign at JustLeadershipUSA and is currently a member of the New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, The Riker’s Island Public Memory Project, and The Fortune Society. In April 2021, Edwin founded Tuff Art Media a production company based in New York City.