Herbert J. Hoelter

Who is Herbert J. Hoelter?

Herbert J. Hoelter is an American criminal justice consultant and prison consultant. The Associated Press and Boston Globe recognized him as a pioneer in the field of federal sentencing mitigation. He is an expert in sentencing, creative alternatives to incarceration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Residential Drug Abuse Program. He is chairman and CEO of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, a group he co-founded along with Dr. Jerome G. Miller in 1977.

Hoelter himself has never been incarcerated. The New York Post and Fox News have labeled him as a "prison coach." He prefers "professional federal sentencing consultant", and describes his work as assisting with the "transition from freedom to incarceration."