Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Search Committee for Department of Correction Commissioner
BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced an update on the search process to identify the next Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, following the retirement of Commissioner Carol Mici last month. The Administration has formed a six-member search committee, composed of diverse professionals and community leaders with wide-ranging expertise and lived experience, to guide a robust process to identify the new executive and administrative leader of the Department of Correction.
With administrative support from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), the Committee will guide the search process and provide multiple opportunities for stakeholder engagement. During the ongoing search, the Department remains under the leadership of Interim Commissioner Shawn Jenkins.
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Committee members include:
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Deirdre Calvert,
Director of the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
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Reverend Rahsaan D. Hall,
President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
· David C. Henderson, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center and Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
· Sakieth Sako Long, Director of Operations for the Northeast Region at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
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Scott Semple, Retired
Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction
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Yolanda Smith, Executive
Director of Public Safety at Tufts University and former Suffolk County
Sheriff’s Department Superintendent and Chief of Staff
“Massachusetts leads the nation with historically low rates in incarceration and recidivism. The next DOC commissioner has a unique opportunity to shape the future of corrections in Massachusetts, advance the Department’s rehabilitative mission, and ensure the health and well-being of those working and living in DOC facilities,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We are grateful to the remarkable members of the search committee for their service and commitment to identifying strong applicants with the vision and values to lead the Department of Correction into the future.”
“The selection of the Department’s future leader marks a pivotal moment for the DOC and a transformative opportunity to advance criminal justice reform, operational enhancements, rehabilitation, and recidivism,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We look forward to engaging with the search committee and appreciate their dedication to conducting a thorough and expedient search to identify highly qualified and diverse candidates.”
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