Justin Jones is a fiction and nonfiction author with various published articles and editorials. In addition to his writing accomplishments, Justin is a veteran of an extensive career in criminal justice, including as Oklahoma State Director of Corrections. He continues to provide expert opinion consulting in the corrections profession. Justin has and continues to serve on numerous nonprofit boards that focus on assisting the disenfranchised, and he established a foundation to support an alternative school that focuses on youth with various social challenges. He has been an adjunct professor and served as a suicide hotline volunteer. Justin has degrees in sociology and communications from East Central University in Oklahoma.