Public Safety Correction Management Consultant

William D. Colon is a proven, forward-thinking correction management consultant with over 26 years of field experience in law enforcement security operations. His commitment to enhancing public safety standards has consistently delivered efficacy and efficiency in their administration. As a critical thinker, William has demonstrated due diligence and resilience amid organizational adversity, serving in multiple leadership roles with duties and responsibilities at the highest administrative levels of government within the New York Department of Corrections. He has served as a subject matter expert for both uniformed and civilian personnel of all ranks, including executive-level leadership positions in workforce operationalization, cost engineering, and governance. William has collaborated with various clients in a professional capacity, providing expert advice to organizations such as the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association Inc. within the Office of Collective Bargaining, and offering pro bono services to non-profit organizations like Recidiviz, whose missions are to accelerate progress toward a fairer and more effective criminal justice system. As a detail-oriented professional, William has also served as an item writer for promotional examinations to the rank of Assistant Deputy Warden, provided pre-promotional training for newly promoted Deputy Wardens, and delivered training for every rank within the chain of command up to the highest executive level.

As a subject matter expert, William brings a unique perspective to serve as an amicus curiae, a neutral third-party consultant, or a court-appointed receiver. This is particularly relevant when a jurisdiction is compelled to reform its jail system through receivership after it has been found to deprive people of their constitutional rights systematically. This indifference may impact both institutionalized individuals and workforce personnel as a result of inadequate leadership and oversight. These court-ordered reforms aim to reconstitute practical and constitutional standards for operationalizing the correctional workforce in response to gross mismanagement in staffing, budgeting, and leadership. In this capacity, regulatory crises are addressed through orchestration and governance to achieve jurisdictional compliance and practical management standards, establishing mandatory operational conditions as codified by law within the American criminal justice system.

The U.S. Constitution is the cornerstone document that codifies our nation’s sovereignty, unites its citizens as members of a whole, and vests the union’s power in the people.

As a nation, we have encountered and will continue to experience outstanding leadership. However, this reality exists at all levels of government, where a leader’s competencies are not comprehensive enough to grasp the full scope and complexity of the matters at hand. In these cases, one would hope that wisdom prevails over personal selfishness and political tribalism, leading to meaningful discussions aimed at creating a fair and effective criminal justice system. Ethical progress in leadership ensures that legitimate government authorities, serving the people, adhere to enduring principles of truth.