Jails & Prisons Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of jails & prisons expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on jails & prisons and related issues. Jails & prisons expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these jails & prisons expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Use Of Force, Conditions Of Confinement, Jail, Prison, Failure To Protect, In Custody Death, Jail Suicide, Jails & Prisons, Suicide, Correctional Healthcare, Correctional Suicide, Corrections, Deliberate Indifference, Inmate Classification, and Inmate Discipline.
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Benjamin O. Warren, Jr.
LAW ENFORCMENT POLICY, LAPD SERGEANT (RET.)
Hot Pursuit, Inc.
Police Practices & Procedures, Jails & Prisons
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Pursuit Policy, Use-of-Force, Crime Foreseeability, Lethal Use-of-Force, Excessive Force, In-Custody Death, Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal, Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Searches, Internal Affairs, Crime & Arrest, Jail Policy, Jail Custody, Jail Suicide, Bars/Night Clubs, Security
POLICE PRACTICES, POLICY & PROCEDURE; JAILS AND PRISIONS EXPERT
• HONORABLY RETIRED SERGEANT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD)
o Served from April 1980 to November 2013
o Extensive field experience: 18 years responding to tens of thousands of emergency calls
o Certified Peace Officer (P.O.S.T.): Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE
o Detective trainee, Southeast Division, Major Assault Crimes
o Filed cases with District and City Attorneys
o Testified 150+ times as fact witness and investigator in various courts
o Specialized in Proposition 115 preliminary hearings and Peace Officer Hearsay Testimony
• TRAINING & LEADERSHIP
o Criminal Law Instructor, Los Angeles Police Academy
o Designed curriculum and trained new recruits and seasoned officers
o Promoted to Sergeant in 1998; trained and monitored officers daily
o Conducted and reviewed thousands of investigations and reports
• INTERNAL AFFAIRS; LEGAL AFFAIRS; ...
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Rebecca H Loftis, PsyD CCHP-MH
Proven Mental Health Jail/Prison Standards Expert
Forenpsych
Dragoon, Arizona
Forensic Psychology, Psychology
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Criminal Forensic Evaluations, Correctional Suicide, Violation of Correctional Standards, Psychological Autopsy, Violence Risk Assessment, Psychosexual Risk Assessment, Psychopathy, Incarceration Trauma, Anger Management, Correctional Mental Healthcare, Isolation Harm, Jails & Prisons, Correctional Healthcare, jail suicide
Dr. Loftis is a Certified Correctional Health Professional- Mental Health, a designation governed by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. She has over twenty years of experience in correctional health care, having provided training on suicide prevention in custody, correctional standards and correctional programs review. She has conducted numerous psychological autopsies, civil commitment and risk of violence evaluations, sexual violence and recidivism assessments for the correctional community.
Dr. Loftis became Designated Forensic Psychologist in Massachusetts, having trained at state hospitals, correctional institutions and rural clinics. She has provided the courts with Competency to Stand Trial, Criminal Responsibility and Drug and Alcohol Evaluations.
Dr. Loftis has evaluated several thousands of persons convicted of sex offenses and violent offenders seeking parole or pardons in the state of Nevada. She has also consulted on topics such as rapist typologies,...
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JOYCE C BROWN, MD
Prison Psychiatrist. Highly Experienced
SAN FRANCISCO, California
Psychiatry, Jails & Prisons
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Prison, Psychiatry, Chronic Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Forensic settings, Jail, State Hospitals, Psychotropic Medications, Impulsive Violence, Involuntary Treatment, Danger to Self, Grave Disability, Danger to Others, Evidence Based Treatment, Hospitalization, Long Term Treatment, Malpractice
I am a licensed psychiatrist practicing in California for over 25 years. The majority of my professional experience has been in adult male correctional institutions (prisons, jails, state hospitals), with extensive experience in crisis and acute hospital settings. I specialize in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, antisocial and borderline personality disorders, PTSD, and major depression. I have considerable knowledge of evidence-based medical practices for the symptoms and behaviors of these disorders, including psychosis, mania, depression, impulsive violence, suicidal behavior, and chronic self-injury. I excel at comprehensive legal and health record review, research, and investigation. I have a substantial history of well-documented report writing and expert witness testimony.
Medical Doctorate: Georgetown University College of Medicine
Internship: University of Southern California
Residency and Fel...
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Benjamin O. Warren, Jr.
LAW ENFORCMENT POLICY, LAPD SERGEANT (RET.)
Hot Pursuit, Inc.
Huntington Beach, California
Police Practices & Procedures, Jails & Prisons
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Pursuit Policy, Use-of-Force, Crime Foreseeability, Lethal Use-of-Force, Excessive Force, In-Custody Death, Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal, Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Searches, Internal Affairs, Crime & Arrest, Jail Policy, Jail Custody, Jail Suicide, Bars/Night Clubs, Security
POLICE PRACTICES, POLICY & PROCEDURE; JAILS AND PRISIONS EXPERT
• HONORABLY RETIRED SERGEANT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD)
o Served from April 1980 to November 2013
o Extensive field experience: 18 years responding to tens of thousands of emergency calls
o Certified Peace Officer (P.O.S.T.): Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE
o Detective trainee, Southeast Division, Major Assault Crimes
o Filed cases with District and City Attorneys
o Testified 150+ times as fact witness and investigator in various courts
o Specialized in Proposition 115 preliminary hearings and Peace Officer Hearsay Testimony
• TRAINING & LEADERSHIP
o Criminal Law Instructor, Los Angeles Police Academy
o Designed curriculum and trained new recruits and seasoned officers
o Promoted to Sergeant in 1998; trained and monitored officers daily
o Conducted and reviewed thousands of investigations and reports
• INTERNAL AFFAIRS; LEGAL AFFAIRS; ...
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Lisa Boesky, PhD
Jail Suicide Expert
Jail Suicide Expert
San Diego, California
Jails & Prisons, Correctional Healthcare
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jail suicide, suicide in jails, correctional suicide, juvenile detention suicide, jail suicide standard of care, correctional suicide standard of care, suicide risk assessment, suicide, jail/prison/correctional facility suicide
Lisa Boesky, PhD is a Jail Suicide expert with 30 years of experience related to Correctional Suicide.
She takes complex clinical information grounded in research and communicates it in a practical, engaging and user-friendly manner via:
--Expert Witness testimony on legal cases involving Jail Suicide deaths (plaintiff and defense)
--Correctional Suicide presentations at national conferences
--Auditing/Evaluating suicide prevention policies and practices inside county jails
--Litigation Consultant on legal cases involving Jail Suicide deaths (plaintiff and defense)
--Training Programs for correctional, mental health, substance abuse, and law enforcement professionals
--Authoring books, book chapters, training curriculums, and other publications related to correctional mental health and Suicide.
Please contact Dr. Boesky with any questions or for a copy of her CV by clicking on her Email, Website or "View Full Profile" above.
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Shomir Banerjee, MD, MSEE
Primary care in Prison
Monterey, California
Jails & Prisons, Electrical Engineering
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Software, Hardware, Occupational Medicine, Gastroenterology, Thyroid, Urgent Care, Primary Care, FQHC
Primary care services at prisons 2023 - present
Utilization review
Telemedicine 8 years
Collaborative physician/NP supervisor
Supervisor of physicians
Hospice and palliative care
Behavioral health
Concierge physician
Urgent care
Sub-acute and transitional care/SNF
Office-based gastroenterology
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
Software developer, AI expert, consultant
Biomedical hardware consultant
Multiple state licenses: CA, OK, MO, CO, UT, MT, NM, HI, AZ, ID, NV, OR, WY, WA, FL, AK
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Henry Cervantez, MS
Retired Prison Litigation Official-Expert Witness
HC Corrections Consultants
Pismo Beach, California
Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Jails & Prisons
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Correctional Operations, Inmate Classification, Expert testimony, ADA, Jail & Prison, Custody & Security Procedures, Inmate Supervision, Policy & Procedures, Use of Force, Suicide prevention, Prison staff training, Disciplinary systems, Correctional Staff Practices, Conditions of confinement, Mental Health, Failure to protect
I possess over 30 years of professional experience working within the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) in both men's & women's correctional institutions. During my career, I worked in five different prisons representing a full spectrum of custody levels, ranging from minimum to maximum security institutions. This experience provided extensive knowledge of institutional operations, inmate management, security procedures, and correctional policy implementation across diverse correctional environments. More than 20 years of my career were dedicated to the inmate classification system, where I served as both a Correctional Counselor I and later as a Correctional Counselor II Supervisor. In these roles, I was responsible for evaluating inmate case factors, determining classification scores, assessing custody levels, reviewing disciplinary history, and recommending housing assignments and program placements. My work required the interpretation and applicatio...
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Tony Turnbull
Police Practices Expert-Nationwide
Turnbull Consulting
Cameron Park, California
Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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Civil Rights, Interrogations, Police Practices, Search & Seizure, Laws of Arrest, Wrongful Conviction, False Arrest, Officer Involved Shootings, Homicide, Crime Scenes, In-Custody Deaths, Criminal Investigations, Jails & Prisons, Admin Investigations, Cell Phone Analysis, Probable Cause, Violent Crimes, Cold Case, Jails, Prisons
I am a retired Sergeant with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. I have over 30 years of law enforcement experience. I am a Police Practices Expert with a wide range of expertise, including but not limited to, Major Crime Scene Management, Homicide Investigations, Criminal Investigative Practices, Cellular Phone Forensic Analysis, Officer Involved Shooting Investigations, In-Custody Deaths, Interview & Interrogation Techniques (both Reid and Science Based), and other in-depth investigations, including Conspiracy, Robbery, Missing Persons, Kidnapping, Murder for Hire, Gang Related Crimes, and Narcotics.
I provide consulting and expert witness services specializing in extensive and in-depth case reviews, analysis, and independent and objective opinion development for thorough Rule 26 reports and testimony. I am an instructor with California POST Robert Presley's Institute of Criminal Investigations including Investigators Core, Homicide Investigations, Officer Involved Shooting ...
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Emil A. Dameff, M.D., CCHP
Correctional Physician Expert | Jail and Prison
Punta Gorda, Florida
Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons
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Correctional Medicine, Correctional healthcare, in custody death, Jail Medicine, deliberate indifference, emergency response, withdrawal management, inmate healthcare, suicide jail, access to care, Prison Medicine, Eighth Amendment, detox, suicide prison, mortality review, corectional, jail, Prison, emergency response, jail healthcare
Dr. Emil A. Dameff, M.D., CCHP is a correctional healthcare physician and former Florida Department of Corrections Regional Medical Executive Director and Wexford Corporate Medical Affairs Director with more than 30 years of clinical, administrative, and leadership experience across jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, correctional hospitals, hospitals, and inpatient behavioral-health settings. Since 2004, he has provided expert witness review, consultation, report preparation, and testimony support in correctional healthcare matters.. His expert work has been carried out alongside a primary career in direct patient care, correctional healthcare leadership, and systems-of-care oversight, giving him a practical, real-world foundation for evaluating how care is actually delivered, monitored, escalated, documented, and governed in custodial environments.
Dr. Dameff has served in on-site, regional, and corporate-level correctional healthcare leadership roles, including senior positions...
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Edith C Wright, RN, BSN, BHSA, MBA
Correctional Nurse Expert Witness- Jails, ICE
Alacor LLC.
MARGATE, Florida
Correctional Healthcare, Jails & Prisons
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Correctional nursing, correctional standards of care, medication adherence, RN, LPN, detox withdrawals, case review, nursing standard of care, deliberate indifference, medical negligence, monell liability, depositions, NCCHC Standards, ACA Standards, wrongful death, Federal Rule 26 Expert Report, affidavit of merit, ICE, suicide
I am a seasoned medical professional with over 40 years of health care experience and 30 years of experience in correctional health care and civil rights. Currently, I serve as a Chief Medical Officer where I oversee health care delivery, policy development, and compliance with health service standards.
In my role as a Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Contractor for the Department of Homeland Security, I conduct assessments of medical and behavioral health programs in detention centers, ensuring compliance with professional standards. I provide technical assistance and consulting services to correctional agencies.
Previously, I served as Chief Nursing Officer at a large Hospital and Health System that manages the County Jails, managing nursing operations, developing key policies, and overseeing infection control and education departments. I successfully closed out Department of Justice provisions and developed a new hire orientation program.
My expertise in correctional health care...
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Ashley T. Rubin
Criminologist+Data Analyst - University Professor
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Jails & Prisons, Statistics
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prison history, correctional policy, criminal sentencing, data analysis, criminology, archival/historical research, qualitative research, statistical analysis, social science, sociology
Ideal cases involve testifying on basic criminological insights (e.g., chances of recidivism), conducting original research (statistical, qualitative, archival) and compiling an expert report, or serving as a rebuttal expert.
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Joseph E. Gunja, CEO
Leading Jail, Prison and Corrections Expert
Simco Correctional Consulting LLC
Springfield, Missouri
Jails & Prisons, Correctional Healthcare
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Prisons, Jails, Use of Force and Deadly Force, Special Housing Unit/Segregation Management, Inmate/Gang Management, Suicide Prevention and Response, Crisis Response, Escape, Staff Training, Health Care Management, Wrongful Death, Staff Misconduct, Operations Security, Policy Compliance, PREA
➢ More than 28 years of corrections experience in a variety of challenging locations and positions with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
➢ Over 16 years as CEO/President of SIMCO Correctional Consulting, LLC, where I personally provide correctional and jail consulting, advocacy, and expert witness expertise for a variety of clients, in both the private and government sector. Have been regarded as a leading expert in the field of jail and prison management for over 1 ½ decades.
➢ Six months as Assistant Director of the West Central Community Action Agency, a contract agency for the US Department of Health and Human Resources.
➢ Over one year as Warden at the Correctional Corporation of America’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
➢ Nine (9) months as Warden at the Cornell Companies’ and GEO Group Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton, Oklahoma.
➢ Twenty-one (21) years of experience in correctional supervisory and management
➢ Thirteen (13) years of exp...
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Earnest Welch, CPP, MAS
Correctional Operations / Use of Force Analysis
Welch Consulting Firm
Salem, New Jersey
Jails & Prisons, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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Use of Force Analysis, Security Consulting, Workplace Violence, Security Management, Investigations, Active Shooter, Defensive Tactics, Less Lethal, Certified PTC Instructor, Intelligence, Crisis Management, Policy Development and Implementation, Military
Earnest Welch is a highly experienced professional with a diverse background in law enforcement, security management, and military service. A combat veteran and Infantry leader, Earnest brings over 18 years of law enforcement experience, including expertise in use of force analysis, intelligence, investigations, emergency tactics, crisis management, and policy development. He is also a State Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, specializing in use of force, de-escalation, defensive tactics, and physical fitness. Additionally, Earnest is a Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER) Instructor, further solidifying his expertise in crisis response and safety protocols.
Earnest is a Board-Certified Security Manager, having earned the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) accreditation from ASIS International, and he currently serves as the Vice Chair of ASIS Chapter 170. Additionally, he is member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants ...
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Marcello R. Kettrles, CPP, PSP, CPD, CCE
Adult Corrections / Negligent Security Litigation
Preventive Security Assessment Services, LLC
New York, New York
Jails & Prisons, Security
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Correction Officer, Expert Witness, (CPP®), Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Rikers Island East Elmhurst NY, Security Management, Conditions of Confinement, Physical Security, Jail & Prison Practices, Negligent Security, New York City, Certified Correction Executive (CCE), (PSP), (CPD), (CCE)
I am the Founder and Principal of Preventive Security Assessment Services, LLC in New York City. I founded the Preventive Security firm following a distinguished career in law enforcement and security operations spanning more than 35 years. I operate as an Independent Physical Security Consultant providing Litigation Support.
Since retiring from the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) with Peace officer status in 2011, I've continued working in the field of security, while maintaining correction relevance. I bring a rare and specialized perspective to litigation support involving Adult Corrections and Negligent Security. As a retired NYCDOC officer, I have transitioned into a career as an Expert Witness–an uncommon path in this field. "One of the Few and Perhaps the Sole-former Rikers Island Correction officer providing Litigation Support across the United States."
I am dual Board-Certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP®) and Physical Security Profes...
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WILLIAM A Hamann Jr, J.D., D.Min.
Ohio Prisoner Rights, Injury and Mistreatment
Northwoods Legal Support Services LLC
CINCINNATI , Ohio
Jails & Prisons, Criminalist
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Corrections, Prisoner Rights, Prisoner Assaults, Prison, Jail, Ohio
Bill Hamann, J.D., D.Min practiced law in Cleveland for 18 years before going into the Ohio prison system for 12 years.
During his time inside five Ohio prisons, Bill worked closely with Deputy Wardens, Major, Captains, Lieutenants, Correctional Officers, Institutional Inspector, Chaplains and other prison staff. Bill became very familiar with all aspects of prison operations, rules. administrative regulations and disciplinary procedures for inmates and staff.
During two years as a library law clerk, Bill drafted inmate grievances, appeals from Rules Infraction Board decisions, Motions for new trials, appeals, and scores of Habeas Corpus petitions, two of which were successful and resulted in release. Nobody understands the machinations of the Ohio prison system better than Bill.
Email or call now to review your case. You'll be glad you did!
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Elmer M Dickens, Jr
Correctional Expert - Jail and Prison Practices
ELSI Legal LLC
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Jails & Prisons
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Jail Policy, Jail Administration, Jail Practices, Use of Force, Jail Standards, Prison Policies, Prison Administration, Prison Practices, Jail Supervision , Failure to Protect, Jail Operations, Prison Operations, Jail Facilities, Conditions of Confinement, Segregation, Inmate Discipline, Solitary Confinement, Religious Rights, RLUIPA
As a former corrections officer, the author of the Oregon State Sheriff's Association Jail Standards, a frequent national presenter on correctional issues, a former criminal justice professor, a former instructor at the Oregon basic corrections and police academies, an attorney who has handled corrections cases for over twenty years and the General Counsel to the Oregon State Sheriff's Association I have a very broad base of knowledge on correctional issues. If you need an expert on corrections policies, administration, practices, supervision, use of force, restraints, failure to protect, conditions of confinement, religious rights, inmate discipline, contractor oversight or compliance with standards please give me a call.
I began my corrections career in 1990 as a corrections officer at the maximum-security Oregon State Penitentiary, including spending a year working in the Disciplinary Segregation/Death Row unit.
For many years, I was a faculty member of the Americans for E...
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Brett M. Peterson
Sex Abuse, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice
Justice Path Advisors
Pennsylvania
Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse
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PREA, Critical Incidents, Indifference, Behavior Management, Correctional Health, Institutional Abuse, Use of Force, Juvenile Justice Operations, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Residential Treatment Centers, Troubled Teen Industry, Foster Care Abuse, Conditions of Confinement, Isolation, Failure to protect, Corrections
Brett Peterson provides expert testimony and litigation support regarding juvenile justice operations, facility conditions, and institutional accountability. Drawing on his experience as a licensed attorney and former state agency director, he consults on cases involving conditions of confinement, use of force, deliberate indifference, and institutional abuse in juvenile facilities, residential treatment centers, and child welfare settings.
Executive Leadership & System Operation: Mr. Peterson formerly served as the Director of the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. In this role, he managed a $100 million budget and a statewide continuum of care that included early intervention, child welfare shelters, detention, residential treatment, long-term secure settings, and parole. Overseeing an agency of over 900 employees, he restructured staffing models and established internal investigatory frameworks to monitor staff accountability, incident reporting, and regulator...
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Mitch Lucas
Jail Operations Expert - Retired Assistant Sheriff
Beaufort, South Carolina
Jails & Prisons
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Jail Operations, Jail policies and procedures, Jail staffing, Jail in-custody deaths, Jail suicides, Use of force in jails, Inmate discipline, Conditions of confinement, Inmate classification, Jail medical contracts, Inmate grievance procedures, Inmate transportation
Mitch Lucas is a retired Assistant Sheriff of the Charleston County (SC) Sheriff's Office, where he oversaw all law enforcement, jail, and courthouse operations. Prior to his promotion to Assistant Sheriff, he was Chief Deputy/Jail Administrator of the Charleston County Detention Center, it being the largest jail in South Carolina. Mitch was responsible for all jail operations of the 2,100 bed facility, a juvenile detention facility and a holding facility at the county courthouse. The jail housed locally arrested individuals, as well as federal inmates and detainees for the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals Service, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He managed the jail on a daily basis, reviewing all incident reports, use of force reports, internal affairs investigations and performance evaluations. He also led the jail to be accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA). Mitch became involved with the American Jail Association (AJA), teaching jail operation ...
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Brett M. Peterson
Sex Abuse, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice
Justice Path Advisors
Texas
Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse
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PREA, Critical Incidents, Indifference, Behavior Management, Correctional Health, Institutional Abuse, Use of Force, Juvenile Justice Operations, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Residential Treatment Centers, Troubled Teen Industry, Foster Care Abuse, Conditions of Confinement, Isolation, Failure to protect, Corrections
Brett Peterson provides expert testimony and litigation support regarding juvenile justice operations, facility conditions, and institutional accountability. Drawing on his experience as a licensed attorney and former state agency director, he consults on cases involving conditions of confinement, use of force, deliberate indifference, and institutional abuse in juvenile facilities, residential treatment centers, and child welfare settings.
Executive Leadership & System Operation: Mr. Peterson formerly served as the Director of the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. In this role, he managed a $100 million budget and a statewide continuum of care that included early intervention, child welfare shelters, detention, residential treatment, long-term secure settings, and parole. Overseeing an agency of over 900 employees, he restructured staffing models and established internal investigatory frameworks to monitor staff accountability, incident reporting, and regulator...
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Brett M. Peterson
Sex Abuse, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice
Justice Path Advisors
Ogden , Utah
Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse
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PREA, Critical Incidents, Indifference, Behavior Management, Correctional Health, Institutional Abuse, Use of Force, Juvenile Justice Operations, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Residential Treatment Centers, Troubled Teen Industry, Foster Care Abuse, Conditions of Confinement, Isolation, Failure to protect, Corrections
Brett Peterson provides expert testimony and litigation support regarding juvenile justice operations, facility conditions, and institutional accountability. Drawing on his experience as a licensed attorney and former state agency director, he consults on cases involving conditions of confinement, use of force, deliberate indifference, and institutional abuse in juvenile facilities, residential treatment centers, and child welfare settings.
Executive Leadership & System Operation: Mr. Peterson formerly served as the Director of the Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. In this role, he managed a $100 million budget and a statewide continuum of care that included early intervention, child welfare shelters, detention, residential treatment, long-term secure settings, and parole. Overseeing an agency of over 900 employees, he restructured staffing models and established internal investigatory frameworks to monitor staff accountability, incident reporting, and regulator...
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Donald L. Leach, II
Jail and Prison Expert Only
Donald L. Leach & Associates, Ltd.
Sandy, Utah
Jails & Prisons, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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Jail, Prison, In-custody Death, Operations, Suicide, Medical, Use of Force, Training, Policy & Procedures, Assault, Strip Searches, Unlawful Detention, Over-detention, Immigration, Media Contact
• Began corrections work as a Deputy Jailer in 1984
• Retired Administrative Officer, Senior (Deputy Director) for Division of Community Corrections, Lexington, Kentucky-2008
• Served in the Marine Corps
• Bachelors-University of Kentucky (Psychology, Sociology & Political Science Majors)
• Masters(A)-University of Kentucky (Theory of Geography)
• Doctorate-Kennedy-Western University (Public Administration)
• Designed, developed, and supervised the pre-service and in-service training programs, management information systems, and offender classification systems
• Certified FBI firearms instructions, BOP defensive tactics instructor, NIC instructor on jail multiple jail management topics (staffing analysis, classification, operations)
• Developed contracts for a variety of privatized jail services
• Served as a jail management consultant for various agencies such as the National Institute of Corrections (NIC); American Jail Association (AJA): Voorhis-Robertson Justice Services; U.S. D...
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