# From Jailer to Jailed: Bernard Kerik's Story **URL:** **By** Bernard B. Kerik, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** May 25, 2015 --- Bernard Kerik joins us to share his experience on both sides of the criminal justice system as former New York City Police Commissioner and as an inmate. This week Bernard B. Kerik joins us to offer his perspective on criminal justice in America. Mr. Kerik was the New York City Police Commissioner from 2000 to 2001, and was later sentenced to four years in federal prison in 2010 for criminal conspiracy and tax fraud. He shares his experience in prison and how his own incarceration influenced the way he sees the American justice system today. **Show Notes and Further Reading** Bernard B. Kerik, [_From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate #84888-054_](http://www.amazon.com/From-Jailer-Jailed-Correction-Commissioner/dp/1476783705) (book)