Joel Sickler
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Joel Sickler is an American sentencing-mitigation and federal prison consultant who founded the Justice Advocacy Group in Alexandria, Virginia. He has worked in the sentencing-advocacy field for decades, beginning as a corrections officer and later joining the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, the organization co-founded by Herbert Hoelter.[1]
Career
Sickler began his work in corrections as an officer at the Lorton Reformatory in the late 1970s. He earned a master's degree in administration of justice from American University.[1] In 1981 he joined the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, where he worked on its Client Specific Planning program and later served as Director of Client Services.[1]
In 2003 he founded the Justice Advocacy Group, a firm that prepares sentencing-mitigation materials and advises defendants on federal sentencing and prison placement. Sickler entered the field as a career professional rather than through a personal conviction.[1]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is Joel Sickler?
Joel Sickler is a sentencing-mitigation and federal prison consultant who founded the Justice Advocacy Group in Alexandria, Virginia.
Q: What is the Justice Advocacy Group?
It is the firm Sickler founded in 2003 that prepares sentencing-mitigation materials and advises defendants on federal sentencing and prison placement.
Q: Did Joel Sickler serve time in prison?
No. He entered the sentencing-advocacy field as a career professional, beginning as a corrections officer and later working at the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Meet Joel Sickler". Justice Advocacy Group. Retrieved 2026-05-28.