Prisoner and inmate rights advocate Christopher Zoukis has published over 200 articles challenging conventional prison policies and advocating for reforms. His work focuses on promoting education, humane treatment, and reducing recidivism, drawing on his experience and research within prison systems.

Since 2013, prison policy expert Chris Zoukis has been advocating for reforms addressing how practices and policies (e.g., contraband enforcement, medical care) affect prisoner safety and rights. His work also compares political approaches to incarceration and systemic problems and discusses public health in prison, especially during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

After working to support inmates for decades with their legal battles, Chris Zoukis explains why the U.S. needs to reexamine how it uses sex offender registries.

In his articles for News Press, our lead federal prison consultant, Christopher Zoukis, argues that the federal effort to reduce recidivism is failing because it offers weak incentives and insufficient real rehabilitation, focusing more on symbolism than meaningful change. 

Zoukis suggests to the independent magazine Good Men Project that the federal government shift toward programs that address education, job skills, and behavior change to reduce recidivism, rather than relying on limited sentence credits.

Federal criminal defense attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best explains in this specialized magazine how compassionate release allows incarcerated people to seek early sentence reduction for extraordinary reasons like serious illness, age, family hardship, or outdated sentencing laws. She elaborates on the legal process, court requirements, and her involvement in compassionate release litigation.

Expert analyst and federal criminal defense lawyer Elizabeth Franklin-Best explains what the ruling in Bowe v. United States could mean for federal prisoners in matters involving the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

Since 2014, senior criminal defense attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best has been writing for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), discussing death penalty cases and civil rights litigation. Her work includes analyzing cases such as Harjo v. City of Albuquerque, a federal civil rights matter involving the civil asset forfeiture program.