Directory

Prisonology is a team of former Bureau of Prisons officials who help defendants, families and attorneys before and after sentencing: pre-sentence report review, pre-surrender counseling, sentence computation, First Step Act analysis and expert declarations. Walt has written about the federal system for years and co-founded the company with Jack Donson.

Retired from the BOP after a career in case management at every security level, in the Philadelphia Regional Office and the New York Community Corrections Office, where he drafted institution and national policy and trained counselors and case managers. He now supports families, attorneys and federal defenders, and trains judges and CJA panel attorneys.

Led the Bureau of Prisons as Acting Director, overseeing 122 facilities and more than 200 residential reentry centers, after serving as Assistant Director for Reentry Services and as the agency's CFO. His firm advises on prison management, reentry and reform. Senior-level perspective on how the system actually makes decisions.

Retired in 2022 after a career that ran from correctional officer and case manager to Associate Warden at MCC Chicago and twelve years as a Residential Reentry Manager. She advises attorneys, federal defenders, individuals and families facing or serving federal sentences, and has given expert testimony on institutional operations.

Rose from correctional officer in 1991 through case management to Unit Management Section Chief in the Correctional Programs Branch in Washington, retiring in 2024. Her consulting practice provides assessment and training to correctional agencies, and she co-hosts the radio show "Around the Block" on the federal system.

Sentenced in 2001 to 213 years with no parole, he spent more than twenty years inside before earning a second chance. He now coaches and trains on crisis management, conflict resolution and leadership, and leads social-impact work at Social Purpose Corrections, which consults on facility culture and officer retention. Someone who has lived every phase of this road.

A reentry advocate and legal entrepreneur working to lower recidivism through education, training and resources for people who are incarcerated or recently released. Writes on prison litigation and policy and runs an online community focused on education after release.

Federal prison consultant offering preparation for surrender, designation guidance and information about programs. Consultants are not lawyers.

A 501(c)(3) ministry running the first support group for people navigating the white-collar justice system and their families. Free, confidential Monday-night meetings on Zoom, speaker events, an annual conference and advocacy. Nearly 2,000 justice-impacted people have attended since 2013.

Restored Network’s founding church partner. BRAVE Church in Denver, Colorado, is the first church to be inside prisons directly, bringing worship, Bible study, mentors and chaplain support to people on the inside and walking with their families on the outside. BRAVE is where the Restored Network ministry connections (BSF, Prison Fellowship, mentors, inmate church, chaplains, Gloo) begin.

National Christian ministry serving people in prison and their families, including the Academy in-prison program and Angel Tree for children.