Dr. Eliasar Herrera serves as a Contract Oversight Specialist with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, overseeing compliance, contract performance, and community corrections operations. He is also an adjunct criminal justice instructor at Olive-Harvey College and Saint Xavier University. His research interests include prison behavior management, PREA-aligned practices and evidence-based correctional strategies. Dr. Herrera is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and holds a Doctor of Criminal Justice degree from Pennsylvania Western University. Views expressed are the author’s own and do not represent the BOP or Department of Justice.
