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Former prisoners as consultants to prison-bound white-collar offenders

By Douglas A. Berman

This interesting Chicago Tribune piece, headline "Ex-cons offer prison primers for soon-to-be incarcerated execs," reports on the "handful of consultants nationwide who gear their [sentencing and prison advice] services toward a white-collar population that includes mortgage fraudsters, tax evaders and Ponzi-schemers."  Here are some of the details: The cottage industry is dominated by ex-offenders, retired jailhouse employees and advocates who support prison alternatives.  High-profile cases during the 1980s and '90s, including the prosecutions of corporate raider Ivan Boesky and former junk bond financier Michael Milken ? both of whom used prison consultants ? have helped heighten awareness. Some criminal defense attorneys remain skeptical, and question whether the consultants can deliver what they promise...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 26, 2011 (boomark / email).