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	\|~~name~~ = Jack Donson		\|-
	\|~~occupation~~ = Federal prison consultant; retired Bureau of Prisons staff		! colspan="2" style="background:#ccc; font-size:120%; text-align:center;" \| Jack Donson
	\|~~known_for~~ = 23-year Bureau of Prisons career; ~~federal prison consultant and industry-reform voice~~		\|-
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			\| B.A., Sociology/Anthropology; M.S., Criminal Justice
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			\| Federal prison consultant; retired Bureau of Prisons staff
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			! style="text-align:right; vertical-align:top;" \| Known for:
			\| 23-year Bureau of Prisons career; founder of My Federal Prison Consultant
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	'''Jack Donson''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants\|federal prison consultant]] and a retired career employee of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. After a 23-year career ~~within~~ the Bureau, he founded a consulting practice and ~~has become~~ a frequently ~~quoted~~ voice on federal sentence computation, prison programming, and abuses within the consulting industry itself.<ref name="~~seattletimes~~" /><ref name="~~courthouse~~" /> Unlike many practitioners in the field, Donson came to consulting from a staff career rather than from a personal conviction.<ref name="~~seattletimes~~" /><ref name="~~mfpc-bio~~" />		'''Jack Donson''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants\|federal prison consultant]] and a retired career employee of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. After a 23-year career with the Bureau, he founded a consulting practice and became a frequently cited voice on federal sentence computation, prison programming, and abuses within the consulting industry itself.<ref name="fedcure" /><ref name="ap" /> Unlike many practitioners in the field, Donson came to consulting from a staff career rather than from a personal conviction.<ref name="fedcure" />

			== Background ==

			Before his federal career, Donson served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army and worked as a parole officer in Pennsylvania, where he prepared pre-sentence reports.<ref name="fedcure" /> He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology and a master's degree in criminal justice.<ref name="fedcure" />

	== Bureau of Prisons Career ==		== Bureau of Prisons Career ==

	Donson worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 23 years on the case-management track, holding ~~roles that included unit manager~~, case management coordinator, and ~~central inmate monitoring coordinator~~.<ref name="~~seattletimes~~" /><ref name="~~mfpc-bio~~" /> He received Bureau recognition ~~over~~ the ~~course of his career for his work in correctional administration~~ and ~~treatment~~.<ref name="~~mfpc-bio~~" />		Donson worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 23 years before retiring in 2011.<ref name="fedcure" /> He advanced through the case-management track, holding positions as a correctional treatment specialist, case management coordinator, and unit manager, with assignments that spanned a federal prison camp, a federal correctional institution, administrative and witness-security units, the Bureau's Philadelphia regional office, and its New York community corrections office.<ref name="fedcure" /> He also served on a hostage negotiations team.<ref name="fedcure" /> Over his career he received Bureau recognition including awards named National Correctional Treatment Specialist of the Year and the National Community Corrections Award.<ref name="fedcure" /><ref name="firm" />

	== Consulting and Advocacy ==		== Consulting and Advocacy ==

	After retiring ~~from the Bureau~~, Donson founded My Federal Prison Consultant ~~and began~~ advising defendants and their attorneys on sentence computation, programming such as the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and placement.<ref name="~~mfpc-bio~~" /> He also serves in a programs role with ~~FedCURE, a~~ criminal justice advocacy organization.<ref name="~~mfpc-bio~~" />		After retiring, Donson founded My Federal Prison Consultant, a New York-based practice advising defendants and their attorneys on sentence computation, programming such as the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and placement.<ref name="firm" /> He has also been involved in training programs for federal defenders and serves in a programs role with the criminal justice advocacy organization FedCURE, and has taught as an adjunct professor.<ref name="fedcure" /><ref name="firm" />

	Donson has been a public critic of misconduct within the prison-consulting industry. In 2019 coverage of federal indictments ~~targeting~~ prison-rehabilitation ~~consultant fraud~~, he ~~was quoted describing~~ the largely unregulated field as "totally the Wild West."~~<ref name=~~"~~seattletimes" /><ref name="suntimes~~" /><ref name="~~courthouse~~" />		Donson has been a public critic of misconduct within the prison-consulting industry. In March 2019, in Associated Press coverage of federal indictments charging operators of a prison-rehabilitation consulting firm, he described the largely unregulated field as "totally the Wild West" and said he hoped the prosecutions would give people "pause to not cross that line to illegality and unethical conduct."<ref name="ap" />

	== Frequently Asked Questions ==		== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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	{{FAQ\|question=Who is Jack Donson?\|answer=Jack Donson is a federal prison consultant and retired Federal Bureau of Prisons employee who advises defendants and attorneys on sentence computation, programming, and placement.}}		{{FAQ\|question=Who is Jack Donson?\|answer=Jack Donson is a federal prison consultant and retired Federal Bureau of Prisons employee who advises defendants and attorneys on sentence computation, programming, and placement.}}
	{{FAQ\|question=Did Jack Donson serve time in prison?\|answer=No. Donson came to consulting from a 23-year staff career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than from a personal conviction.}}		{{FAQ\|question=Did Jack Donson serve time in prison?\|answer=No. Donson came to consulting from a 23-year staff career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than from a personal conviction.}}
	{{FAQ\|question=What did Jack Donson do at the Bureau of Prisons?\|answer=He worked on the case-management track for 23 years~~, holding roles including unit manager~~, case management coordinator, and ~~central inmate monitoring coordinator~~.}}		{{FAQ\|question=What did Jack Donson do at the Bureau of Prisons?\|answer=He worked on the case-management track for 23 years as a correctional treatment specialist, case management coordinator, and unit manager, and served on a hostage negotiations team, before retiring in 2011.}}
	{{FAQ\|question=What is Jack Donson known for saying about the consulting industry?\|answer=He has been a public critic of misconduct in the field, describing the largely unregulated prison-consulting industry as "totally the Wild West" in 2019 coverage of consultant-fraud indictments.}}		{{FAQ\|question=What is Jack Donson known for saying about the consulting industry?\|answer=He has been a public critic of misconduct in the field, describing the largely unregulated prison-consulting industry as "totally the Wild West" in 2019 Associated Press coverage of consultant-fraud indictments.}}
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	<ref name="~~seattletimes~~">{{cite ~~news~~ \|title=~~'Show up drunk': Indictments spotlight prison rehab scams~~ \|url=https://www.~~seattletimes~~.~~com~~/~~nation-world~~/~~nation/show~~-up-~~drunk~~-~~indictments-spotlight-prison-rehab-scams~~/ \|~~work~~=~~The Seattle Times~~ \|~~agency~~=~~Associated Press~~ \|~~date~~=~~2019-03~~ \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>		<ref name="fedcure">{{cite web \|title=Jack T. Donson \|url=https://www.fedcure.org/bios/Donson.shtml \|publisher=FedCURE \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
	<ref name="~~suntimes~~">{{cite news \|title=Show up drunk to shrink your prison sentence: indictments highlight rehab scam \|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/11/18457031/show-up-drunk-to-shrink-your-prison-sentence-indictments-highlight-rehab-scam \|work=Chicago Sun-Times \|agency=Associated Press \|date=2019-03-11 ~~\|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>~~		<ref name="firm">{{cite web \|title=Jack T. Donson \|url=https://myfederalprisonconsultant.com/jack-t-donson/ \|publisher=My Federal Prison Consultant \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
	~~<ref name="courthouse">{{cite news \|title=Jack Donson \|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/jack-donson/ \|work=Courthouse News Service \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>~~		<ref name="ap">{{cite news \|title=Show up drunk to shrink your prison sentence: indictments highlight rehab scam \|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/11/18457031/show-up-drunk-to-shrink-your-prison-sentence-indictments-highlight-rehab-scam \|work=Chicago Sun-Times \|agency=Associated Press \|date=2019-03-11 \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
	~~<ref name="mfpc-bio">{{cite web \|title=Jack T. Donson \|url=https://myfederalprisonconsultant.com/jack-t-donson/ \|publisher=My Federal Prison Consultant~~ \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
	</references>		</references>

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{{Infobox Person
|name = Jack Donson
|occupation = Federal prison consultant; retired Bureau of Prisons staff
|known_for = 23-year Bureau of Prisons career; federal prison consultant and industry-reform voice
}}

'''Jack Donson''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants|federal prison consultant]] and a retired career employee of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. After a 23-year career within the Bureau, he founded a consulting practice and has become a frequently quoted voice on federal sentence computation, prison programming, and abuses within the consulting industry itself.<ref name="seattletimes" /><ref name="courthouse" /> Unlike many practitioners in the field, Donson came to consulting from a staff career rather than from a personal conviction.<ref name="seattletimes" /><ref name="mfpc-bio" />

== Bureau of Prisons Career ==

Donson worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 23 years on the case-management track, holding roles that included unit manager, case management coordinator, and central inmate monitoring coordinator.<ref name="seattletimes" /><ref name="mfpc-bio" /> He received Bureau recognition over the course of his career for his work in correctional administration and treatment.<ref name="mfpc-bio" />

== Consulting and Advocacy ==

After retiring from the Bureau, Donson founded My Federal Prison Consultant and began advising defendants and their attorneys on sentence computation, programming such as the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and placement.<ref name="mfpc-bio" /> He also serves in a programs role with FedCURE, a criminal justice advocacy organization.<ref name="mfpc-bio" />

Donson has been a public critic of misconduct within the prison-consulting industry. In 2019 coverage of federal indictments targeting prison-rehabilitation consultant fraud, he was quoted describing the largely unregulated field as "totally the Wild West."<ref name="seattletimes" /><ref name="suntimes" /><ref name="courthouse" />

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

{{FAQSection/Start}}
{{FAQ|question=Who is Jack Donson?|answer=Jack Donson is a federal prison consultant and retired Federal Bureau of Prisons employee who advises defendants and attorneys on sentence computation, programming, and placement.}}
{{FAQ|question=Did Jack Donson serve time in prison?|answer=No. Donson came to consulting from a 23-year staff career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than from a personal conviction.}}
{{FAQ|question=What did Jack Donson do at the Bureau of Prisons?|answer=He worked on the case-management track for 23 years, holding roles including unit manager, case management coordinator, and central inmate monitoring coordinator.}}
{{FAQ|question=What is Jack Donson known for saying about the consulting industry?|answer=He has been a public critic of misconduct in the field, describing the largely unregulated prison-consulting industry as "totally the Wild West" in 2019 coverage of consultant-fraud indictments.}}
{{FAQSection/End}}

== References ==

<references>
<ref name="seattletimes">{{cite news |title='Show up drunk': Indictments spotlight prison rehab scams |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/show-up-drunk-indictments-spotlight-prison-rehab-scams/ |work=The Seattle Times |agency=Associated Press |date=2019-03 |access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
<ref name="suntimes">{{cite news |title=Show up drunk to shrink your prison sentence: indictments highlight rehab scam |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/11/18457031/show-up-drunk-to-shrink-your-prison-sentence-indictments-highlight-rehab-scam |work=Chicago Sun-Times |agency=Associated Press |date=2019-03-11 |access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
<ref name="courthouse">{{cite news |title=Jack Donson |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/jack-donson/ |work=Courthouse News Service |access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
<ref name="mfpc-bio">{{cite web |title=Jack T. Donson |url=https://myfederalprisonconsultant.com/jack-t-donson/ |publisher=My Federal Prison Consultant |access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
</references>

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