About jackatie

I've been helping people incarcerated in Feeral Prison for the past 30 years. I retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in 2011, after a 23 year career in case management related capacities. I was fortunate enough to work in the trenches of the system directly with diverse populations including Minimum, Low, Medium, High, Administrative and Witness Security cases. I held assignments in the Philadelphia Regional Office and the New York City Community Corrections Office. I participated in national policy writing workgroups and audited facilities throughout the Northeast United States as institution resources staff with the D.C. Central Office Program Review Division. I received dozens of awards during my tenure, three of which involved national recognition. Prior to my Federal Service, I worked in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Probation/Parole Officer and served our country for 8 years as a Military Policeman in the Army. Upon my retirement, I founded My Federal Prison Consultant, LLC and provide consulting services to law firms and offenders throughout the United States. I am passionate about Federal prison Reform and serve on the Corrections Committees for the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. I have testified on Capital Hill on prison reform and I am the sub-chair of an ABA Committee on federal correctional issues. I am the Director of Programs and Case management Services for the non-profit organization FedCURE, and Executive Director of Out4Good developing the “Correcting Corrections in America” initiative. I teach Criminal Justice at Marywood University as a Lecturer. My latest venture is a Collaboration with Walt Pavlo under the "Prisonology" Brand. We are excited to have assembled a collation of people who have served time along side people who have worked in the trenches of the system. We have trained Federal Defenders, CJA Panel and even Federal Judges throughout the country on federal prison issues. I have been quoted in Forbes.com , Bloomberg News and CNBC and have appeared on television and radio. I hold a BA in Sociology/Anthropology and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. You can be assured that no one has a better pulse on the policy, culture and nuances of the Federal Prison System.

SRACA-Truly missing the mark for the incarcerated

As currently written, Senate Bill 2123, or the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (SRACA) reduces a number of mandatory sentence provisions for drug offenses, makes crack/powder equalization retroactive, expands those eligible for “safety valve” reductions, reduces mandatory sentences for some types of gun offenses, and allows some inmates to “earn” sentence reduction by programming. While [...]

By |2015-10-28T18:09:57-04:00October 28th, 2015|Criminal Justice and Prison Reform|Comments Off on SRACA-Truly missing the mark for the incarcerated

Mr. President, please hear the voices of people from the trenches who have served the government but also those who have served time!(Before you pull out the pen)

Just about every day, there is yet another article on criminal justice reform. Just today, we read about the video released by the Whitehouse regarding the president traveling over the next few weeks to speak with leaders around the country. While it all sounds great, the president may truly be missing the mark if relying mostly on [...]

By |2015-10-22T12:51:33-04:00October 19th, 2015|Criminal Justice and Prison Reform|Comments Off on Mr. President, please hear the voices of people from the trenches who have served the government but also those who have served time!(Before you pull out the pen)

Yet another Crime Bill!

Last week, I attended the United States Sentencing Commission Annual National Training Seminar on the Sentencing Guidelines which was held in New Orleans. One thing I came away with was a different take on pending Federal Criminal Justice reform legislation than one would perceive given the recently (and constantly) hyped media coverage. In the past [...]

By |2015-10-19T13:13:25-04:00September 30th, 2015|Criminal Justice and Prison Reform, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Yet another Crime Bill!

Real estate laws on the move

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By |2015-07-02T16:58:39-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Acquisitions, Financial, Taxes|Comments Off on Real estate laws on the move

Private equity firm takes control

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By |2015-07-02T16:58:15-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Financial, Governments, International|Comments Off on Private equity firm takes control

Tax litigation at your door

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By |2015-07-02T16:57:06-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Financial, International, Taxes|Comments Off on Tax litigation at your door

Intellectual property disputes

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By |2015-07-02T16:56:28-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Acquisitions, Financial, Governments|Comments Off on Intellectual property disputes

Entertainment industry acquisitions

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By |2015-07-02T16:55:19-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Acquisitions, Financial, Governments, Taxes|Comments Off on Entertainment industry acquisitions

Technology changing laws

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By |2015-07-02T16:53:48-04:00July 2nd, 2015|Acquisitions, Financial, International|Comments Off on Technology changing laws
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