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	'''John Webster''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants\|federal prison consultant]] who ~~runs~~ National Prison and Sentencing Consultants (NPSC), a Nashville-based firm ~~and one of the longer-running practices in a field that expanded sharply during the 2000s~~. A ~~former attorney~~, Webster ~~turned~~ to ~~consulting after serving~~ a ~~federal prison term~~ of his ~~own~~, a ~~path that NBC News highlighted when it surveyed the growing industry~~ in ~~2009~~.<ref name="nbc" />		'''John B. Webster''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants\|federal prison consultant]] and former attorney who founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants (NPSC), a Nashville-based firm. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Webster practiced law before a federal felony conviction for making false statements to a government agency led to the loss of his law license and, afterward, to a second career in prison consulting.<ref name="ohio" /><ref name="nbc" />

	== ~~Background~~ and ~~Firm~~ ==		== Legal Career and Conviction ==

	~~Before founding NPSC,~~ Webster practiced law. NBC News ~~reported in 2009 that~~ he ~~started the firm~~ in ~~2002~~, ~~in the years after his own~~ federal sentence~~, and that he drew on that firsthand experience in advising clients~~.<ref name="nbc" />		Webster practiced law and was admitted to the bar in Ohio and Rhode Island.<ref name="ohio" /> He was convicted of a federal felony for making false statements to government agencies.<ref name="ohio" /> According to NBC News, the conviction arose from lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while he was representing a client in a New Jersey securities-fraud case, and he served a 13-month federal sentence.<ref name="nbc" />

	~~NPSC works with~~ federal defendants and their attorneys on sentencing ~~strategy~~, Bureau of Prisons designation ~~requests~~, and ~~preparation for incarceration~~. When NBC News ~~examined~~ the ~~rise of~~ prison consulting in 2009, it counted NPSC among the established ~~firms helping inmates navigate decisions such as where they would be designated to serve their time~~.<ref name="nbc" />		As a result of the felony conviction, Webster was disbarred in Rhode Island in October 2001 and was subsequently subject to reciprocal discipline in Ohio, where the state Supreme Court imposed an indefinite suspension.<ref name="ohio" />

			== National Prison and Sentencing Consultants ==

			Webster founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants in 2002, drawing on his own experience in the federal system.<ref name="nbc" /><ref name="firm" /> The Nashville-based firm advises federal defendants and their attorneys on plea-agreement and presentence-report review, sentencing-guideline calculations, sentence mitigation, Bureau of Prisons designation, and the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and it states that it does not provide legal advice.<ref name="firm" /> When NBC News surveyed the growing prison-consulting industry in 2009, it reported that the firm offered a flat-rate prison-preparation package and counted NPSC among the established practices in the field.<ref name="nbc" />

	== Frequently Asked Questions ==		== Frequently Asked Questions ==

	{{FAQSection/Start}}		{{FAQSection/Start}}
	{{FAQ\|question=Who is John Webster?\|answer=John Webster is a former attorney and federal prison consultant who ~~runs~~ National Prison and Sentencing Consultants~~, a~~ Nashville ~~firm~~.}}		{{FAQ\|question=Who is John Webster?\|answer=John Webster is a former attorney and federal prison consultant who founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants in Nashville.}}
	{{FAQ\|question=~~When did~~ John Webster ~~start his firm~~?\|answer=NBC News reported that ~~he founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants~~ in ~~2002~~, ~~after serving~~ a federal ~~prison term of~~ his ~~own~~.}}		{{FAQ\|question=What was John Webster convicted of?\|answer=He was convicted of a federal felony for making false statements to a government agency. NBC News reported that the conviction arose from lying to the FBI while representing a client in a New Jersey securities-fraud case, and that he served a 13-month federal sentence.}}
	{{FAQ\|question=~~What does~~ National Prison and Sentencing Consultants do?\|answer=~~The~~ firm ~~advises federal defendants and their attorneys on sentencing, Bureau of Prisons designation, and preparing for incarceration~~.}}		{{FAQ\|question=Did John Webster lose his law license?\|answer=Yes. He was disbarred in Rhode Island in 2001 and indefinitely suspended in Ohio through reciprocal discipline following the felony conviction.}}
			{{FAQ\|question=When was National Prison and Sentencing Consultants founded?\|answer=Webster founded the Nashville-based firm in 2002.}}
	{{FAQSection/End}}		{{FAQSection/End}}

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			<ref name="ohio">{{cite web \|title=Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Webster \|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/oh-supreme-court/1041430.html \|publisher=Supreme Court of Ohio (via FindLaw) \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
	<ref name="nbc">{{cite news \|title=Prison consultants help inmates get good digs \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32184197 \|work=NBC News \|date=2009-07-28 \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>		<ref name="nbc">{{cite news \|title=Prison consultants help inmates get good digs \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32184197 \|work=NBC News \|date=2009-07-28 \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
			<ref name="firm">{{cite web \|title=John Webster \|url=https://www.nationalprisonconsultants.com/npsc-john-webster \|publisher=National Prison and Sentencing Consultants \|access-date=2026-05-28}}</ref>
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'''John Webster''' is an American [[Prison_Consultants|federal prison consultant]] who runs National Prison and Sentencing Consultants (NPSC), a Nashville-based firm and one of the longer-running practices in a field that expanded sharply during the 2000s. A former attorney, Webster turned to consulting after serving a federal prison term of his own, a path that NBC News highlighted when it surveyed the growing industry in 2009.<ref name="nbc" />

== Background and Firm ==

Before founding NPSC, Webster practiced law. NBC News reported in 2009 that he started the firm in 2002, in the years after his own federal sentence, and that he drew on that firsthand experience in advising clients.<ref name="nbc" />

NPSC works with federal defendants and their attorneys on sentencing strategy, Bureau of Prisons designation requests, and preparation for incarceration. When NBC News examined the rise of prison consulting in 2009, it counted NPSC among the established firms helping inmates navigate decisions such as where they would be designated to serve their time.<ref name="nbc" />

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

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{{FAQ|question=Who is John Webster?|answer=John Webster is a former attorney and federal prison consultant who runs National Prison and Sentencing Consultants, a Nashville firm.}}
{{FAQ|question=When did John Webster start his firm?|answer=NBC News reported that he founded National Prison and Sentencing Consultants in 2002, after serving a federal prison term of his own.}}
{{FAQ|question=What does National Prison and Sentencing Consultants do?|answer=The firm advises federal defendants and their attorneys on sentencing, Bureau of Prisons designation, and preparing for incarceration.}}
{{FAQSection/End}}

== References ==

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