HamdenConsulting.com
About HamdenConsulting.com
Hamden Consulting is a reliable source for information about correctional issues, developments, and hot topics. The site also describes professional services provided by North Carolina Attorney Michael Hamden, including consultation on correctional law & policy - training (use of force, medical care, fire safety, etc.); policy development - procedures and practices; health & safety; standards compliance; site tours and reports; and legal representation in select cases. Michael Hamden, a North Carolina lawyer, has spent more than two decades representing prisoners in civil rights matters. A former director of NC Prisoner Legal Services, a mid-sized public service law firm, Hamden has also worked productively with correctional professionals as a member of the American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation (8 years), the Standards Committee (6 years), and currently as a Certified Accreditation Auditor. In addition, Hamden co-chaired the Sentencing & Corrections Committee of the American Bar Association where he recently completed a three-year term on the Criminal Justice Section Council. Hamden also serves as vice-chair of the newly re-constituted Corrections Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Hamden has been a consultant to Research Triangle Institute, International and the National Academies of Science Institute of Medicine concerning ethical issues related to the involvement of prisoners in research studies. He provided testimony to the National Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, and he co-edited a law school case book entitled "The Law & Policy of Sentencing & Corrections" (West 2005; 8th ed. 2009). Attorney Hamden has authored scores of articles and delivered dozens of presentations on the subject of prisoners, corrections, and the law. Since 2008, Hamden has been a guest speaker at Duke University School of Law on a number of occasions.
The website, www.HamdenConsulting.com, is a useful resource for correctional professionals, prisoner advocates, and other citizens interested in the criminal justice system. The site particularly addresses new and emerging issues in correctional law and policy, with links to related materials, resources, and criminal justice organizations.
Hamden provides consultancy services and representation in select cases. He can be contacted by phone at (919) 605 - 2622, and by email at Michael.Hamden@HamdenConsulting.com.
