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Name: Dr. Richard G. Kiekbusch
Address: 2825 Goddard Place
Midland, TX 79705
Tel. (432) 552-2357
Fax: (432) 552-3325
E-mail: Kiekbusch_r@utpb.edu
Associate Professor of Criminology
University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas
Birthday: January 16, 1945
Biographical summary:
Dr. Kiekbusch is a specialist in jail
operations with 13 years of jail management experience in three different
states. He was also president of the American Jail Association in 1992-1993.
Currently, Dr. Kiekbusch is an Associate Professor of Criminology at The
University of Texas Permian Basin. He holds a BA, MA, and Ph.D., all in
Sociology, from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to carrying out his
academic responsibilities, Dr. Kiekbusch provides expert witness and other
consulting services in the area of jail management. He also serves on the
editorial boards of several practitioner publications and scholarly journals.
{1} RELEVANT PRIOR AND PART-TIME
EMPLOYMENT, WITH DATES:
1996-Present
Assistant/Associate Professor of Criminology
University of Texas - Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas
1995
Manager, Operations
Corrections Corporation of America
Nashville, Tennessee
1995
Director of Operations
Concept Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky
1992-1995
Director of Detention and Rehabilitation
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department
Charlotte, North Carolina
1987-1992
Superintendent
Prince William - Manassas Regional
Adult Detention Center
Manassas, Virginia
1983-1986
Chief Deputy / Jail Administrator
Lewis County Sheriff's
Department
Chehalis, Washington
1981-1983
Superintendent
Corsicana State Home / Residential Treatment Center
Corsicana, Texas
1977-1981
Assistant Executive Director for Childcare
Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas
1976-1977
Director of Evaluation and Research
Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas
1974-1976
Director
Regional Juvenile Corrections Project
South Bend, Indiana
1972-1974
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
1967-1968
Resident Staff Member
Parkview Juvenile Detention Center
South Bend, Indiana
{2} Degrees:
- Ph.D. - University of Notre
Dame - Sociology - 1973
- M.A. - University of Notre
Dame - Sociology - 1970
- B.A. - University of Notre
Dame - Sociology - 1967
{3} Publications:
- Assessing Liability Exposure
in Jail Suicide Cases: Three Questions to Ask, Americans for Effective Law
Enforcement, (AELE) Monthly Law Journal (online) March 2020.
- Managing Suicidal Inmates
in the Jail Setting, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS REPORT, October/November 2017,
1-2, 42-45.
- Managing Suicidal Inmates
in the Jail Setting, CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE REPORT, July/August 2017,
1-2, 79-82.
- Influencing the Conduct of
Line Officers: Some Tips for Chief Executives, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS
REPORT, June/July 2014, 1-2, 14-15, with Ray J. Leible, Reprint of an
article that had originally appeared in CORRECTION MANAGER'S REPORT,
Oct./Nov. 2004.
- Corrections Classics:
Prison Evaluation in Lean Economic Times: Some Suggestions, CORRECTIONS
MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2014, 65-66, 70, 72, 79. Reprint of an
article that had originally appeared in CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
April/May 2003.
- Corrections Classics: Jail
Safety: Begin With Roll Call, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, Aug./Sept. 2013,
19-21. Reprint of an article that had originally appeared in CORRECTIONS
MANAGERS' REPORT, Oct./Nov. 2000.
- Corrections Classics: Be a
Role Model, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2013, 81-82, 93-94.
Reprint of an article that had originally appeared in CORRECTIONS
MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 2002.
- Corrections Classics:
Dealing with the Reality of Politics in Corrections, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, Dec./Jan. 2013, 51-52. Reprint of an article that had originally
appeared in CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, Aug./Sept.1997.
- It Just Depends, guest
editorial on the jail profession and higher education in AMERICAN JAILS,
January/February 2012, 5.
- Recognizing the Suicidal
Inmate and Preventing Jail Suicides, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
December/January 2010, 51-56. Reprint of Chapter 12 in Stojkovic, S. (E.),
MANAGING SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN JAILS AND PRISONS, Vol. 2, 2010.
- Managing Suicidal Inmates
in the Jail Setting, in Stojkovic, S. (Ed.), MANAGING SPECIAL POPULATIONS
IN JAILS AND PRISONS, Vol. 2, 2010, Kingston, N.J.: Civic Research
Institute, Chapter 12.
- Correctional Leadership in
the 21st Century, in Schmalleger, F. and Smykla, J.,
CORRECTIONS IN THE 21st CENTURY, 2009 (4th ed.), New York,
NY: McGraw Hill, 385-386.
- The Jail and the
University: Make it Worth Their Whiles, AMERICAN JAILS, November/December
2008, 43, 45-48.
- Politics and American
Corrections, In Stojkovic, S, Kalinich, D., and Klofas, J. (Eds.),
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, 2008 (4th
ed.), Belmont, CA: Thomas/Wadsworth Publishing Co., 203.
- Causes of Employee Turnover
in Sheriff Operated Jails,
PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, Spring 2007, 51-63,
with William Price and John Theis.
- General Management
Concerns--Preparing Staff to Work Efficiently, in Stojkovic, S. (Ed.).
MANAGING SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN JAILS AND PRISONS,
2005, Kingston, N.J.: Civic Research Institute, Chapter 2.
- Influencing the Conduct of
Line Officers: Some Tips for Chief Executives,
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October-November 2004, 36-37, 42, with
Ray J. Leible.
- Turnover Predictors: Causes
of Employee Turnover in Sheriff-Operated Jails,
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES, November 2003, 67-76, with William
Price and John Theis.
- Turnover Among Sheriff
Operated Jails, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Southwest
Academy of Management (Houston, Texas, 2003), 215-219, with William Price
and John Theis.
- Prison Evaluation in Lean
Economic Times: Some Suggestions, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
April/May 2003, 89-91.
- Inmate Rehabilitation Programs
in Jails -- What Should They Look Like?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, October/November 2002, 35-36, 43.
- The Correctional
Administrator as a Role Model, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
June/July 2002, 3-4, 16.
- Reducing Officer Turnover
in Jails, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2002, 65-66,
77.
- A National Study of
Jail Officer Attitudes: Management Implications, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, December/January 2002, 54, 63-64.
- Criminal Justice Policy
Making: Voices from Graduate School, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, August/September 2001, 5-7.
- Inmate
Entitlements: When "Right" May be "Wrong",
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 2001, 3-4, 16.
- Defining and Influencing
Correctional Policy, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2001,
81, 94-96.
- The Looming Correctional
Workforce Shortage: A Problem of Supply and Demand,
CORRECTIONS COMPENDIUM, April 2001, 1-3, 24-25.
- Addressing the Correctional
Workforce Shortage: Reduce Demand or Increase Supply,
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2001, 67-68, 73-74, with
Charles J. Kehoe.
- Jail
Privatization: The Next Frontier, in Schichor D. and Gilbert, M.J.
(Eds.), PRIVATIZATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE, 2001, Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing
Co., 133-168.
- How to Promote Staff Safety
in Jails, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 2000, 35-36,
45-46.
- Guidelines for New
Supervisors, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 2000, 1,
29-32.
- Coordinating Jail
Operations: Washington State's Master Capacity Plan,
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2000, 3-4, 9, with Karen
Daniels.
- Professionalizing Our
Jails: The Academic Connection, AMERICAN JAILS, March/April 2000,
19-22, 24.
- How to Use Meetings as
Tools for Effective Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
February/March 2000, 5-6, 16.
- Doing It by the
Book: Five Added Benefits, KEY ISSUES, Winter 2000, 5-7. This
article was a reprint of an article which appeared in
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 1999.
- Eight New Year's Resolutions
for Correctional Managers, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
December/January 2000, 3-4, 13-14.
- A Rejoinder to Vaughn
and Smith's "Practicing Penal Harm Medicine in the United
States: Prisoners' Voices from the Jail",
JUSTICE QUARTERLY, December 1999, 897-906, with Kenneth Kerle, Stan
Stojkovic, and Joseph R. Rowan.
- Corrections Y2K Problems,
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1999, 1-2, 10-13.
- Five Benefits of Doing It
"By The Book", CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September
1999, 1, 14-16.
- Why and How Sheriffs Must
Lead Corrections into the 21st Century, SHERIFF, July/August 1999, 30-31,
34-36. This article was a reprint of an article which appeared in
CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 1999.
- Strengthening the Six
Cornerstones of Good Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July
1999, 5-6, 8.
- Reaching Out: The Academic
Connection, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 1999, 1-2, 9-11.
- Misinformation About the American
Jail and Our Duty to Inform, AMERICAN JAILS, March/April 1999, 119-120.
- How to Manage the
Generation X Correctional Officer, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
February/March 1999, 5-6, 12-13.
- Why and How Sheriffs Must
Lead Corrections Into the 21st Century, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
December/January 1999, 3, 4, 11.
- Race, Gender, Education,
and the Correctional Officer, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
October/November 1998, 7, 8, 11.
- Some Random Thoughts on the
American Jail and Public Misconceptions About It, KEY ISSUES, Summer 1998,
2-4.
- How to Encourage Sound Jail
and Prison Security Practices, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
August/September 1998, 5, 6, 8.
- Time Management: How to
Make Sure You Focus on What's Important for Your Agency, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, June/July 1999, 7, 8, 15.
- Applying Systems Theory to
Corrections Practice: 10 Factors You Must Address, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, April/May 1998, 3, 4, 8.
- How To Make Performance
Evaluations an Effective Management Tool, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT,
February/March 1998, 10, 14-16.
- Correctional Leadership:
What Does It Look Like?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January
1998, 7, 15, 16.
- How to Conduct a Staffing
Review, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1997, 3, 4, 10.
- Dealing With the Reality of
Politics in Corrections, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September
1997, 7, 13, 14.
- Generating Community
Involvement and Support to Address Jail Crowding, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, June/July 1997, 5, 6, 12.
- Six Cornerstones of Good
Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 1997, 1, 9, 10.
- Book review, AMERICAN
JAILS, March/April 1997, 121-122: Privatization and the Provision of
Correctional Services: Context and Consequences. Mays, G. Larry and
Tara Gray (eds.). Anderson Publishing Co. and Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, 1996.
- Correctional Officer
Excellence: What Is It?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March
1997, 6, 14.
- Inmate Management and the
Institutional Administrator: Get Out of the Office, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS'
REPORT, December/January 1997, 1, 13, 14.
- Situational Management in
Corrections: Take a Walk, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November
1996, 1, 13, 15.
- Bi-monthly
"President's Commentary", AMERICAN JAILS, 1992-1993.
- The Privatization of Jails:
A Corrections Management Perspective, In Bowman, Gary W., Simon Hakim, and
Paul Seidenstat (eds.). PRIVATIZING THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE SYSTEM:
POLICE, ADJUDICATION, AND CORRECTIONS SERVICES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
1992, Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 275-280.
- Concerning the Future of
Jails, AMERICAN JAILS, Summer 1989, 27-28.
- Generating Community
Involvement to Address Jail Overcrowding, Proceedings of the 117th Annual Congress
of Corrections of the American Correctional Association (New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1987), 97-99.
- Two book reviews, AMERICAN
JAILS, Fall 1987, 51, 56: The Nature of New Small Jails: Report
and Analysis and Small Jail Special Issues. Both by Kimme Planning
and Architecture. National Institute of Corrections, 1985.
- The American Jail
Association and the Small Jail, AMERICAN JAILS, Spring 1987,
24-25.
- Small Jails Ignored and
Misunderstood?, CORRECTIONS TODAY, February, 1987, 14-18.
- Principles of Organization
and Management, Chapter 5 in FIRST/SECOND LINE JAIL SUPERVISOR'S TRAINING
MANUAL, 1989, National Sheriffs' Association, 67-83.
- Management: One Jail's
Experience, CORRECTIONS TODAY, August 1985, 135-138.
- Law Enforcement in Texas:
An Overview, 1974, consultant's paper for Law Enforcement at the State
Level: Team Project Texas, a study of the Texas Rangers funded by the John
Hay Whitney Foundation.
- Juvenile Court Intake:
Correlates of Dispositioning, 1973, Doctoral Dissertation, Department of
Sociology and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, ETC:
Presentations:
Panel presentations, workshop presentations, speeches, etc. for various
organizations, including:
- Permian Basin Law
Enforcement Academy (Midland, Texas)
- Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences
- American Correctional
Association
- American Jail Association
- Annual Statewide Conference
on Foster Care and Adoption in Texas
- Correctional Education
Association
- District of Columbia Department
of Corrections Training Academy
- Ector County Correctional
Center (Odessa, Texas)
- Georgia Jail Association
- Georgia Sheriffs'
Association
- Indiana Council of Juvenile
Court Judges
- Institute on Substance
Abuse and Addiction (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas)
- Jail Management Conference
(Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas)
- John Ben Shepperd Public
Leadership Institute, University of Texas Permian Basin
- Mecklenburg County
(Charlotte), North Carolina, Criminal Justice Summit Conference
- Office of Student
Activities, University of Texas-Permian Basin (Odessa, Texas)
- St. Joseph County (South
Bend), Indiana, Criminal Justice Conference
- Texas Corrections
Association
- United States Deputy
Wardens' Association
- Washington (State) Correctional
Association
- Washington State Criminal
Justice Training Commission Corrections Officer Training Academy
- Washington State Jail
Association
- West Texas Area (Adult
Probation) Chiefs Association
- West Texas Juvenile
(Probation) Chiefs Association
Training Delivered:
- Recruitment, Selection, and
Retention of Jail Personnel, for the American Jail Association, Stockton,
California, March 1996.
- Development and
Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail
Association, Topeka, Kansas, August 1998.
- Development and
Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail
Association, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 1999.
- Development and
Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail
Association, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, February 2001.
- Development and
Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail
Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 2002.
- Jail Policies and
Procedures: Some Key Issues, Annual Jail Conference, Correctional
Management Institute of Texas, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville,
Texas, October, 2009.
- Mentor, National Jail
Leadership Command Academy, Huntsville, Texas, 2010-2011.
Community Service While at the University:
- Moderated police/media relations
roundtable at Odessa, Texas Police Dept., October 2016.
- Member, Community Relations
Board, Dismas Charites, Inc., Midland, Texas, 2016-present.
- Member, Odessa (Texas)
Police Academy Advisory Board, 2013-present.
- Spoke to group of New Tech
Odessa High School students regarding UTPB's Criminology and Criminal
Justice programs, October 2013.
- On-site consultation to
Reagan County (Big Lake), Texas Sheriff regarding jail operations,
August/September 2012.
- Performed staffing analysis
of Ector County (Odessa), Texas Detention Center for Ector County Sheriff,
February 1997.
- Prepared report regarding
attorney / inmate visiting policies and procedures at Midland County
Detention Center, December 1998. Report prepared for the Federal District
Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland Division.
- Member, Permian Basin
Community Partnership Council, Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Parole
Division, 1999-2004.
- Consulted with Odessa,
Texas Chamber of Commerce regarding possible location of a private prison
in Odessa.
- Have provided information
and advice to attorneys and citizens from Midland, Odessa, and elsewhere
in the Permian Basin, regarding criminal justice matters.
Cases in Which Retained as Expert:
- For the plaintiffs in Evans,
et. al, v. County of Los Angeles, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Central District of California, 2020-present.
- For the plaintiff in Williams
v. The GEO Group, Inc., et. al., Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
County, 2020-present.
- For the plaintiffs in Bell,
et. al. v. Sheriff of Henry County, et. al., U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, 2019-2020.
- For the plaintiffs in Martinez,
et. al. v. San Miguel County Board of County Commissioners, et. al.,
First Judicial District Court, County of San Miguel, State of New Mexico,
2018-2019.
- For the plaintiff in Shomo
v. Community Education Centers, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division, 2019.
- For the plaintiff in Estate
of Rosa Bonilla v. Orange County, Texas, et. al., U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division, 2019-present.
- For the plaintiff in Germaine-McIver
v. County of Orange, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Central District
of California, 2018-2019.
- For the plaintiff in Driver,
et. al. v. The Marion County Sheriff, et. al., U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, 2018-present.
- For the plaintiffs in Parham,
et. al. v. City of Burkburnett, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division, 2017-2018.
- For defendant Salem County
in Tiffany OLeary v. County of Salem, et. al., U.S. District Court
for the District of New Jersey, 2016.
- For the plaintiff in Gray
v. Brazoria County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, 2016-2017.
- For the plaintiff in Jordan
v. City of Los Angeles, Superior Court of California, County of Los
Angeles, 2016 2017..
- For the plaintiff in Reed-Veal
v. Waller County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, Houston Division, 2016.
- For the plaintiff in Gann
v. Montgomery County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, Houston Division, 2015-2017.
- For the plaintiffs in Pinnock,
et. al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, et. al.,
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, 2015-2017.
- For the plaintiff in Shaw
v. Board of County Commissioners of Chaves County, New Mexico, et. al.,
Fifth Judicial District Court, Chaves County, New Mexico, 2014-present.
- For the plaintiff in Tammy
Christine Hanson v. Baxter County, Arkansas, et. al., U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Harrison Division, 2014.
- For the plaintiff in Santos
v. Liberty County, Texas, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Beaumont Division, 2013-2016.
- For the plaintiffs in Loredo
and Loredo v. Management and Training Corporation and Cesar R. Ruiz,
197th District Court, Willacy County, Texas, 2012-2013.
- For defendant LaCrosse
County in King v. LaCrosse County and Kramer, U.S. District Court
for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2012-2013.
- For the plaintiff in Kretek
v. Board of Luna County Commissioners, et.al., U.S. District Court for
the District of New Mexico, 2012 2014.
- For the plaintiff in Allen,
et. al, v. Freeman, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Georgia, Augusta Division, 2011-2016.
- For the plaintiffs in Carlisle,
et. al. v. Lauderdale County, Mississippi, et. al., U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division,
2011-Present.
- For the plaintiff in Darrow
v. Allen, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Arkansas, Ft. Smith Division, 2011.
- For the plaintiff in Tarboro
v. Northampton County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, 2011.
- For the plaintiff in Mark
Young v. Burlington County, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law
Division--Burlington County, 2011-2013.
- For the plaintiff in Lawrence
Thomas v. Cumberland County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage, 2010-2014.
- For the defendants in Estate
of Donald Shelby v. Berrien County, et. al., U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2010-2011.
- For the defendants in Dedrick
Williams, et al. v. County of Niagara, et al., U.S. District Court for
the Western District of New York, 2009-2015.
- For defendant Hamblen
County, Tennessee in DuBose v. City of Morristown, et. al., U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville,
2008-2012.
- For the plaintiff in Crownover
v. Board of County Commissioners of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, et al.,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 2008-2010.
- For the defendants in Roman
Gallardo v. The City of Albuquerque, et al., U.S. District Court for
the District of New Mexico, 2008.
- For the plaintiff in Sanders
v. Corrections Corporation of America and Denny Durbin, et al.,
Circuit Court for Bay County, Florida, 2008-2009.
- For the defendants in Javier
Jimenez v. Curry County, et al., U.S. District Court for the District
of New Mexico, 2008.
- For the defendants in Jamey
Southerand v. Blount County, et al., U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Tennessee, 2008.
- For the plaintiff in Carson
Dunlap v. Rodney Hood, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Dallas Division, 2007-2009.
- For the plaintiffs in Chavez,
et. al. v. State of Arizona, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
District of Arizona, and Superior Court for Maricopa County, Arizona.
2007-2008.
- For defendant
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in Bob Arnold v.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, et. al., U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division, 2006-2011.
- For the plaintiffs in Brown,
et. al. v. Wichita County, Texas, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division, 2006-2015.
- For the plaintiff in Branton
v. The City of Moss Point, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi, 2006-2008.
- For the plaintiff in Simmons
v. Cornerstone Programs Corporation, U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Lubbock Division, 2006.
- For the plaintiff in Celia
Sanchez v. Goliad County and Robert De La Garza, U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division, 2006.
- For the plaintiff in John
Doe v. Victoria County, et. al., 135th District Court, Victoria
County, Texas, 2006.
- For New Jerseyans for
Alternatives to the Death Penalty in In Re Readoption with Amendments
of Death Penalty Regulations by the New Jersey Department of Corrections,
Proceedings before the New Jersey Department of Corrections, 2004-2005.
- For the plaintiffs in Forgan,
et. al. v. Howard County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, Abilene Division, 2004-2007.
- For the defendants in Jodi
Gustafson v. Polk County, Wisconsin, et.al., U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Wisconsin, 2004-2005.
- For the plaintiffs in Posey
and Posey v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Dallas County, Texas,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 2004-2009.
- For the defendants in Black
v. Henderson and Gardella, 13th Judicial Circuit Court in and for
Hillsborough County, Florida, Civil Division, Tampa, Florida, 2004.
- For the plaintiff in Diaz
v. County of Wayne, et al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2003.
- For the plaintiffs in Jane
Does v. City of Haltom City, U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Ft. Worth Division, 2003-2005. Case reinstated, in
part, by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as five separate actions.
- For defendant City of New
Orleans in Hamilton, et al. v. Morial, et al., Motion to Modify
Stipulations and Consent Judgment Relative to Housing of City Prisoners,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003.
- For the defendants in Hupp
v. Howard County Sheriff, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Indiana, Indianapolis, Division, 2002.
- For the plaintiffs in Maria
De Lourdes Barrera, et. al. v. The City of Port Isabel, et. al., 197th
Judicial District Court, Cameron County, Texas, 2002.
- For the plaintiffs in Pearl
Iris Garza, et. al. v. The City of Port Isabel, et. al., 107th
Judicial District Court, Cameron County, Texas, 2002.
- For the defendants in Kardinal,
et. al. v. Merrimack County House of Corrections, et. al., U.S.
District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2001.
- For the defendants in Cecil
L. Woodruff v. City of Kalamazoo, et. al., U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2001-2002.
- For the plaintiffs in Frank
v. City of Auburn, et. al., Superior Court for King County,
Washington, 2001-2002.
- For the defendants in Gregoire
v. City of Oak Harbor, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District
of Washington at Seattle, 2001-2002.
- For the defendants in Tirado
v. Smyth, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Florida, Tampa Division, 2000-2001.
- For the plaintiffs in Estate
of Demetrice Brown v. Nathaniel Glover, et. al., U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, 2000-2003.
- For the plaintiffs in Luna
v. Idaho Department of Corrections, District Court for Ada County,
Idaho, 2000-2001.
- For the plaintiffs in Smith,
et. al. v. Nueces County, Texas, et. al., County Court at Law Number
One, Nueces County, Texas, 2000-2001.
- For defendant Dane County
in Carol Schilling, et. al. v. Leverett Baldwin, et. al., U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000-2003.
- For the defendants in Rowe,
et. al. v. Prison Health Services, Inc., et. al., District Court of
Wyandotte County, Kansas, 2000.
- For the plaintiffs in John
Chambers v. Sutton County, Texas and Sheriff W.W. "Bill"
Webster, 112th Judicial District Court of Sutton County, Texas, 1999-2001.
- For the defendant in United
States of America v. Hermes Pineda-Delgado, U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of California, 1999.
- For the plaintiffs in Scheurer,
et. al. v. Lutheran Social Services, et. al., Circuit Court for Dodge
County, Wisconsin, 1998.
- For the defendants in Holmes
v. Wyandotte County, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas,
Kansas City Division, 1998.
- For the plaintiffs in Roberson
v. Chelan County, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Washington, Spokane Division, 1997-1998.
- For the plaintiffs in Hoy
v. Simpson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia,
Alexandria Division, 1996-1997.
- For the defendants in Aston
A. Beadle v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 1992-1993.
Consulting:
- Consultant to National
Institute of Corrections / Jail Center, Longmont, Colorado, Planning of
New Institutions (PONI) Program Phase Two, 1986.
- One of two consultants who completed
staffing analysis of Racine County (Wisconsin) Jail, 1987. Employed
as consultant by Institute for Liability Management, Leesburg, Virginia.
- Performed on-site review of
staffing levels at prisons and prison hospital units operated by Oklahoma
Department of Corrections, 1995. Work performed for Oklahoma Office of
State Finance.
- Consultant to Bobby Ross
Group, Inc. (BRG), Austin, Texas, 1996. Prepared correctional services
section of BRG's proposal to state of North Carolina to design, build, and
operate two 500-cell medium security prisons.
- Reviewed proposals
submitted to Alachua County (Gainesville), Florida for the private
operation of its jail and work release center, 1996. Employed as
consultant by Florida Correctional Privatization Commission.
- Consulted on-site with the
Guadalupe County (Seguin), Texas Sheriff's Department regarding the
opening of its new jail, March 2001. Funded by the Jails Division of the
National Institute of Corrections.
- Consulted on-site with the
Lewis County (Chehalis), Washington Sheriff's Office regarding the
development and implementation of jail policies and procedures, and jail
transition issues associated with the expansion of its jail, February
2004.
- Associate, Huskey and
Associates, Updating of Criminal/Juvenile Justice Master Plan for Maricopa
County (Phoenix), Arizona, 2006-2007.
- Completed on-site staffing
analysis of Bexar County, Texas jails, San Antonio, Texas, 2008. Analysis
performed for Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County.
- Provided corrections-related
research and consulting services for Greenwich Investment Management,
Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 2011.
- Consulted with plaintiffs
attorney in Georgia jail case, January 2018.
Professional Journals:
- Editorial Assistance Board,
American Jails, 2010-Present.
- Editorial Board,
Correctional Law Reporter, 1989-2011.
- Contributing Editor,
Corrections Managers Report, 1996-2003.
- Editorial Board,
Corrections Managers Report, 2003-Present.
- Editorial Advisory Board, Criminal
Justice Studies (formerly The Justice Professional), 1998-2013.
- Board of Advisors, Criminal
Justice Research Reports, 1999-Present.
- Editorial Advisory Board,
Correctional Health Care Report, 1999-Present.
Professional Associations:
American
Jail Association:
Member, 1983-Present
Board of Directors, 1987-1994
Third Vice President, 1988-1989
Second Vice President, 1989-1990
First Vice President, 1990-1991
President Elect, 1991-1992
President, 1992-1993
Council of Past Presidents, 1993-Present
Immediate Past President, 1993-1994
Chair, Small Jails Committee, 1985-1987
Chair, Jail Standards Committee, 1987-1989
Chair, Membership Committee, 1989-1990
Chair, Conference Planning Committee, 1990-1991
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 1991-1992
Chair, Nominating Committee, 1993-1994
Chair, Awards Committee, 1996-1997, 1999-2000
Conference Planning Committee, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
Editor, AJA History Committee, 2005-2006
Member,
Strategic Planning Committee, 2018-present.
American Correctional Association:
Member, 1972-Present
Adult Local Detention Committee, 1986
Delegate Assembly, 1988-1989
Cost-Effective Conditions of Confinement Committee, 1988-1989
Small Jails Standards Committee, 1987-1988
Correctional Employees Committee, 1991-1992
Council on Professional Education, 1996-2002
National Sheriffs' Association:
Member, 1983-Present
Jail Auditor, 1985
Sheriffs' Association of Texas:
Associate Member, 1997-Present
Texas Jail Association:
Member, 1997-Present
Other Colleges and Universities:
Member, Board of Visitors, Ave Maria School
of Law, Naples, Florida, 1999-Present
Other Services:
- Served as external reviewer
for promotion and tenure applications of faculty members at other
universities, 2004, 2018.
- Reviewed proposal for book
entitled Proactive Juvenile Justice and Delinquency for Prentice
Hall, 2004.
- Detailed review of
Stinchcomb, J.S. and Fox, V.B. (1999), Introduction to Corrections
(5th ed.), for Prentice Hall, 2000.
- Reviewed manuscript for Operating
Policies for Adult Correctional Facilities by Richard L. Phillips for
Aspen Publishers, 1996.
- Reviewed occupational
profile for occupation of Correction Officer for Educational Testing
Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1996.
- Have refereed articles submitted
for publication in academic journals, 1997-Present.
Honors:
American
Jail Association:
Francis
R. Dick Ford Distinguished Service Award, 2019
Meritorious Service Award, 1987
President's Award, 1991
Past President's Award, 1993
Outstanding Service Award, 1994
Lewis County, Washington:
Employee of the Quarter Award named
the "Dick Kiekbusch Award", Corrections Bureau, Lewis County
Sheriff's Office, 1987-2001.
Prince William County, Virginia:
Manager of the Year Award, 1992
County Executive's Award, 1992
Resolution of Commendation from Board of County Supervisors, 1992
University of Texas Permian Basin:
Nominated for Regents' Teaching
Award, 2015
Nominated for Chancellor's Outstanding Teacher Award, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003
Honorary Appointments:
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, De Kalb
County, Georgia, 1990
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, Fulton County, Georgia, 1991
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1993
Other Activities:
While Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, Texas, 1972-74:
- Consultant, John Hay
Whitney Foundation (New York, N.Y.), Law Enforcement at the State Level:
Team Project Texas, 1972-74
- Submitted written testimony
on Texas' state juvenile corrections system to Texas House of Representatives
/ Committee on Human Resources, 1973
- Served as guardian ad litem
in juvenile cases, 12th Judicial District Court, Walker County
(Huntsville), Texas, 1973-74
While Superintendent, Corsicana State
Home/Residential Treatment Center, Corsicana, Texas, 1981-83:
- Member, Placement Advisory
Committee, Regional Network for Children, Austin, Texas, 1982-83.
- Member, Children's Mental
Health Committee, Dallas County Mental Health Association, Dallas, Texas,
1982-83
Five and one-half year tenure as Superintendent of Prince WilliamManassas
Regional Adult Detention Center included:
- Management of 328-bed main
jail in compliance with Federal Consent Order in Perry-Bey v.
Kiekbusch; Order vacated 11/09/90
- Opening of 75-bed Work
Release Center
- Opening and closing of
48-bed trailer unit
- Opening of 240-bed modular
inmate housing unit
- Participation in
programming and site selection for 1200-bed expansion
- Introduction of Direct
Supervision
- Establishment of Transition
office
- Establishment of Internal
Affairs/Compliance Monitoring Unit
Member, Liaison Committee, Virginia Board of
Corrections, Richmond, Virginia, 1987-92
Member, Corrections Chiefs' Committee, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Council of
Governments, 1987-1992; Chairman, 1990-1991
Member, Public Safety Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Council
of Governments, 1990-91
Member of Committee of Sheriffs and other government officials planning a
regional jail for Northern Virginia, 1988-92
American Jail Association representative to Committee F-33 (Detention and
Correction Facilities) of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM), 1990-93.
One of 30 correctional executives invited to participate in the National Forum,
Longmont, Colorado, July, 1991. Forum sponsored by the National Academy of Corrections
of the National Institute of Corrections. Participants discussed trends and
issues which will confront corrections in the 1990's.
Peer Reviewer, Technical Assistance and Support Program; National Institute of
Justice, Washington, D. C., 1991-92.
Member, National Task Force on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Issues of National
Concern, Sponsored by Juvenile and Criminal Justice International Inc.,
Roseville, Minnesota, 1992-2001.
Member, Advisory Board, Mecklenburg Community Corrections, Inc., Charlotte,
North Carolina, 1993-1994.
{4} RETAINER INFORMATION:
Number of times retained by claimant's
counsel: 44
Number of times retained by defense counsel: 21
{5} ATTORNEY REFERENCES:
John P. Batson
P.O. Box 3248
Augusta, GA 30914
(706) 737-4040
Ken
Falk
ACLU
of Indiana
1031
East Washington St.
Indianapolis,
IN 46202
(317)
635-4059
Christine
L. Stetson
Bernsen
Law Firm
420
North MLK JR Parkway
Beaumont,
Texas 77701
(409)
212-9924
Jonathan M. Thomas
Power Rogers & Smith
70 W. Madison Street, 55th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602-4212
(312) 236-9381
John R. Tiwald
6121 Indian School Road NE
Suite 210
Albuquerque, NM 87110-3179
(505) 883-4133
Catherine
E. Sweetser
Schonbrun
Seplow Harris & Hoffman
11543
W. Olympic Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90064
(409)
212-9994.
{6} Publications that contain your paid
advertisements (since 1996):
None
{7} USUAL AND CUSTOMARY FEE:
Initial Review: $2,000
Standard Services: $200/hr
Deposition: $250/hour.
Courtroom Testimony: $250/hour,
{8} AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:
Note - Letter codes used in front of the
subject mean:
- [ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the
subject;
- [ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified
on the subject.
- [ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject,
but have not served as a paid consultant.
[T] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
[T] Injuries to / physical or sexual assaults on inmates and prisoners
[T] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[T] Security policies and procedures
[Q] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate
punishment
Jail Operations:
[T] Administrative Negligence
[T] Conditions of Confinement
[T] Crowding
[T] Employment Issues
[T] Failure to Train
[T] Inmate Management
[T] Medical Care
[Q] Organization and Administration
[T] Policies and Procedures
[Q] Staffing
[T] Suicide
[R] Use of Force, Deadly Force
[R] Custodial Sexual Misconduct
[T] Strip Searches
[Q] Most other areas of jail management
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