Conditions Of Confinement Expert Witnesses

Pismo Beach, California

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Jails & Prisons - 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...

New York, New York

Jails & Prisons, Security - 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...

Mount Vernon, Oregon

Jails & Prisons - 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...

Pennsylvania

Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse - 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...

Beaufort, South Carolina

Jails & Prisons - 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 ...

Texas

Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse - 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...

Ogden , Utah

Jails & Prisons, Child Abuse - 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...