Dr. Alix McLearen at Eagle Security Group

Dr. Alix McLearen is a distinguished clinical psychologist that has testified before the United States Commission on Civil Rights on women's prison conditions, served as the Department of Justice's witness in the US v. Texas abortion case and represented the United States at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Corrections symposium in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. McLearen is a prolific author and a leading voice on issues related to correctional, legal, and mental health topics within the United States prison system with emphasis on gender and special populations. Her extensive experience, built over decades of service within correctional institutions, resulted in her appointment to lead the National Institute of Corrections. In this capacity, Dr. McLearen created positive and lasting impacts in public safety and across the justice system by shaping policy and practices across the 750,000 US correctional employees.

Over her 20+ years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Dr. McLearen held numerous positions of increasing responsibility. Notably, she developed and implemented the agency's first program for individuals with cognitive impairments and served as Chief Psychologist at the Federal Correctional Institution in Memphis, Tennessee. She was also among the agency's early experts on sexual dangerousness, playing a key role in the full implementation of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act within federal prisons across the country.

In 2014, Dr. McLearen was named BOP's first National Administrator for Women and Special Populations. In this groundbreaking role, she provided training and oversight to all 122 federal facilities and 35,000 employees, addressing the needs of women, juveniles, persons with disabilities, veterans, and the aging and transgender populations. Concurrently, she served as the agency's Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Coordinator, developing national training and compliance standards to prevent sexual assault. Later, in leadership positions, Dr. McLearen oversaw agency reentry initiatives, including mental health services, education and religious programming, and over 200 halfway houses. She managed a nearly $1 billion budget, directed over 300 division staff, and was instrumental in advancing societal reentry practices, including developing a custom needs assessment tool. She managed the agency's suicide prevention and response portfolio.

Throughout her career, Dr. McLearen has been a passionate advocate for normalcy, access to treatment, and innovation in corrections. Her numerous achievements include providing free feminine hygiene products to all women in custody, introducing over 50 new treatment and education programs nationwide, developing staff training on trauma, gender, humanity, and safety in prisons, and launching both the agency's first veteran's unit and integrated treatment facilities. She also led the federal system's work on reforming restrictive housing practices.

Services

Dr. McLearen delivers consultation, training and subject matter expertise to include investigative support, litigation support and expert witness testimony related to Correctional Facilities including: Prison and Jail Operations; Women, Gender and Special Populations; Mental Health Issues to Include Substance Use Treatment and Suicide; Policy Development and Compliance; Reentry and Education; Staffing and Employee Issues; and Conditions of Confinement Including Solitary Confinement.

Litigation Support Services

Please reach out to [email protected] to set up a complimentary consultation call and to obtain a CV or our fee schedule. Alternatively, you are invited to complete a case intake form with details about your case via our website: https://www.eaglesecuritygroup.com/expert-witness/

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Correctional Facility Operations: Conditions of Confinement; Correctional Policy Development and Compliance; Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment; Prison and Jail Operations; Programs and Service Delivery Standards; Re-entry, Education and Accommodations; Restrictive Housing / Solitary Confinement; Suicide Prevention and After Actions; Sexual Abuse/PREA; Staffing and Training; and Women, Gender, and Special Populations, Prison Rape in Jail Assault in Prison Women Prisoner Abuse of Prisoner Assault, Prison Transgender Inmates, Prison Gender Accommodations Prison Aging Inmates, Geriatric Inmates, Prisoner with Physical Disabilities, Prisoner with Cognitive Disabilities, Veterans in Prison Operations, Correctional Policy Development & Compliance, Prison Policies and Procedures, Correctional Facilities Operations, Criminal Justice System Standards of Care in Prison Mental Health Issues Prison Staffing Prison Employment Issues, Conditions of Confinement, Solitary Confinement in Prison Reentry Education Re-entry Education Sexual Dangerousness of Inmate Sex Offender Management, Sexual Assault in Prison Trauma Sex Assault in Jail Suicide in Prison Suicide Substance Abuse Treatment in Prison Inmate Violence, Abortion in Prison Abortion Incarcerated Women Assaulted in Prison, Prisoner Abuse, Rape in Prison Assault Rape in Jail Female Inmate Abuse, Home Confinement, Halfway House, Prison Segregation, Prison Rehabilitation, Vocational Service Programs

Areas Served

All States

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Licenses

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Alabama State License

Education

2002 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

1999 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO

1996 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA