CHRISTOPHER ZOUKIS’ PROFESSIONAL RESUME
Christopher Zoukis is the Marketing Director of the Law Offices of Brandon Sample. He regularly contributes to the Huffington Post, Prison Legal News, New York Daily News, Criminal Legal News, New York Journal of Books and many other national and international news outlets, and has been used as a trusted source in publications such as USA Today, the Detroit Free Press and the Tallahassee Democrat. He is also the recipient of numerous awards for his writing and criminal justice reform advocacy.
This webpage profiles his various academic, legal, religious, professional and literary accomplishments.
Academic
Adams State University
- Master of Business Administration (in process)
- Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Business Administration and Legal Studies), summa cum laude
- Advanced Certificate in Paralegal Studies
- Certificate in Paralegal Studies
- Certificate in Employment Law
Blackstone Career Institute
- Advanced Certificate in Civil Litigation
- Advanced Certificate in Business and Corporate Law
- Advanced Certificate in Criminal Law and Procedure
- Diploma in Paralegal Studies
Penn Foster High School
- High School Diploma
Employment
Marketing Director, Law Offices of Brandon Sample
- 2018-present
National Writing Commitments
Huffington Post Contributing Writer
- 2014-2018, HuffingtonPost.com
Prison Legal News Contributing Writer
- 2013-Present, PrisonLegalNews.org
New York Daily News Contributing Writer
- 2017-Present, NYDailyNews.com
Criminal Legal News, Contributing Writer
- 2017-Present, CriminalLegalNews.org
New York Journal of Books Book Reviewer
- 2011-Present, nyjournalofbooks.com
Blog Critics Contributing Writer
- 2011-Present, BlogCritics.org
Books
Published Books
- Federal Prison Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Surviving the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Middle Street Publishing, 2017)
- Prison Education Guidebook (Prison Legal News Publishing, 2015)
- College for Convicts: The Case for Higher Education in American Prisons (McFarland and Company, 2014)
- Education Behind Bars: A Win-Win Strategy for Maximum Security (Sunbury Press, 2012)
Writing Awards
- IndieReader Discovery Award (2017): Nonfiction award, for Federal Prison Handbook
- Readers’ Favorite Book Awards (2017): Gold medal awarded in general nonfiction, for Federal Prison Handbook
- American Bar Association’s Top 100 Law Blawgs (2016): for Prison Law Blog (now at PrisonerResource.com)
- Eric Hoffer Book Awards (2015): Montaigne Medal, for College for Convicts
- Pen America Center Prison Writing Awards (2012): Fiction (short story “Jesusland”) and Drama (screenplay “Healing Bin Laden”)
- Feathered Quill Book Awards (2018): Nonfiction award, for Federal Prison Handbook
Select Magazine Cover Articles
- Censorship in Prisons and Jails: A War on the Written Word (PLN, December, 2018)
- Eyewitness (Mis)Identification in the Criminal Justice System: Powerful, Persuasive, and Problematic (CLN, December, 2018)
- From Abuse of the Body to Abuse of the Mind: Police Use Psychologically Coercive Interrogation Techniques to Produce False Confessions (CLN, October, 2018)
- Cell-Site Simulators: Police Use Military Technology to Reach out and Spy on You (CLN, July, 2018)
- Sex Offender Registries: Common Sense or Nonsense? (CLN, June, 2018)
- Indigent Defense in America: An Affront to Justice (CLN, April, 2018)
- Civil Asset Forfeiture: Unfair, Unjust and Un-American (CLN, March, 2018)
- From the Cage to the Community: Prison Profiteers Mine for Gold in the Treatment Industrial Complex (PLN, March, 2018)
- Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America (CLN, January, 2018)
- Aramark’s Correctional Food Services: Meals, Maggots and Misconduct (PLN, December, 2015)
- Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice out of Criminal Justice (PLN, November, 2014)
Media Appearances
- Christopher has been interviewed by dozens of media outlets concerning criminal justice topics. See our In The Media page for a comprehensive listing of such appearances.