Steve Sinclair is a recognized leader in correctional operations, policy, and litigation support. As a former Secretary of the Washington State Department of Corrections, he oversaw statewide correctional policies, facility operations, and initiatives aimed at improving safety, healthcare, and rehabilitation within the system.

With decades of experience in prison and jail administration, Steve has developed and implemented policies related to use of force, inmate classification, correctional mental healthcare, and emergency response. He has provided expert consultation on in-custody deaths, excessive and unreasonable force, compliance with state and federal standards, and the humane confinement of vulnerable populations, including LGBTQI individuals.

Steve serves as an expert witness and consultant, offering balanced, evidence-based analysis in both defense and plaintiff cases. His insights help legal teams, policymakers, and correctional agencies navigate complex challenges in institutional management and correctional healthcare.

At Justice and Liberty Group, Steve leads a team of professionals dedicated to delivering practical solutions, policy guidance, and expert testimony in correctional matters.

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Ryan Quirk, Ph.D. is currently the Chief of Forensic Psychology for the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC). Prior to this role, he worked approximately five years as the Psychiatric & Social Services Manager for King County Public Health-Jail Health services in Seattle, WA. From approximately 2009-2017, Dr. Quirk worked as a Psychologist with WADOC. While with WADOC, his work has focused on the provision of mental health care to and evaluations of individuals who are in restrictive housing settings (“maximum custody”).

Ryan has reviewed and written correctional mental health policies and procedures and developed staffing plans for correctional psychiatric and social services. He has also published and presented on topics pertaining to correctional mental health care and correctional classification. He has served as a consultant on the subject of correctional mental health, generally, and the subjects of restrictive housing and suicide prevention and intervention, specifically, both for the facilitation of training and for providing technical assistance.

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Tomas Fithian retired from the Washington State Department of Corrections in 2024 after 32 years of service. Tomas served as a senior executive leader and has extensive correctional operations, core correctional practices, use of force (including tools, tactics, and policy), security management, emergency management, incident response and crisis management, employee/officer safety, facility/office security, policy development/ownership, and employee/organizational development experience.

Tomas is a professional, accomplished, and skilled senior executive leader with multi-disciplined, progressive levels of responsibility and accountability in leadership, managing and supervising people, implementing change, developing employees, and outcome-based management.

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Kevin Bovenkamp is a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in corrections and behavioral health organizations. His experience includes administration of correctional healthcare, behavioral healthcare, special populations housing and management, and organizational development in correctional and psychiatric institutions.

Kevin served in the Washington State Department of Corrections and held key senior executive roles in Community Corrections, Organizational Development, and Correctional Healthcare, with his last six years as the Assistant Secretary of Health Services. Kevin has also served as a Chief Operating Officer for a correctional healthcare service provider, a Governor appointee as a Commissioner on the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, and as a Special Assistant within the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. He currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Behavioral Health for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, overseeing adult and juvenile psychiatric inpatient hospitals, specialized behavioral health facilities, and civil detention facilities for sexually violent individuals.

His years of executive experience include corrections and health care policy development, organizational and workforce development, auditing and accreditation, incident reviews and investigations, facility management, and health care administration of correctional facilities and psychiatric hospitals. Kevin serves as an expert witness and provides consultation in legal cases, as well as technical assistance to organizations in developing solutions for complex issues.

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