Christopher Zoukis, MBA, is the Managing Director of the Zoukis Consulting Group, a federal prison consultancy specializing in white collar prison preparation.

His books include Directory of Federal Prisons (Middle Street Publishing, 2020), Federal Prison Handbook (Middle Street Publishing, 2017), Prison Education Guide (PLN Publishing, 2016), and College for Convicts: The Case for Higher Education in American Prisons (McFarland & Company, 2014).

Mr. Zoukis has contributed articles to, and been interviewed by, a broad selection of media outlets, including USA Today, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Hill, New York Daily News, The Guardian, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Prison Legal News, Criminal Legal News, Truth-Out, Think Progress, and others. He also reviews books for the New York Journal of Books.

Mr. Zoukis holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Business Administration and Legal Studies) from Adams State University. He is currently a law student at the University of California, Davis School of Law where he is on the boards of the Criminal Law Association, Students Against Mass Incarceration, and the Trial Practice Honors Board.

Mr. Zoukis has been recognized by a large number of legal, book, and writing organizations for his expertise. His Federal Prison Handbook has enjoyed numerous awards and recognitions:

-Foreword Magazine: Social Sciences Indie Book of the Year (3rd Place)

-IndieReader Nonfiction Discovery Award (3rd Place)

-Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Nonfiction Award

-Colorado Independent Book Publishing Awards: Nonfiction Shortlist

-National Indie Excellence Awards: Nonfiction Award

-Readers Favorite Book Awards: Gold Medal, General Nonfiction

In 2018, Mr. Zoukis was named a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Award. In 2016, his Prison Law Blog was named a Top Law Blawg by the American Bar Association. In 2014, his book College for Convicts was the recipient of the Eric Hoffer Book Award's Montaigne Medal for the most thought-provoking book of the year. And in 2012, he was recognized in the Pen America Center's prison writing contest.

To learn more about Mr. Zoukis and his work, please visit https://www.prisonerresource.com or email him at Chris@PrisonerResource.com.