Sec.18-81-1. Commissioner of correction and deputies

(a) The Department of Correction operates under the direction of the Commissioner of Correction who is appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner is responsible for the administration, coordination and control of the operations of the Department of Correction and for the overall supervision and direction of all institutions, facilities and activities of the Department and pre-sentenced and sentenced inmates. The Commissioner is assisted in the discharge of his statutory duties by two deputy commissioners and a director: the Deputy Commissioner of Operations; Deputy Commissioner of Programs; and the Director of Security.

(b) The Deputy Commissioner of Operations supervises the overall operation of the Department's correctional facilities, community directed programs, engineering services and fiscal operations.

(c) The Deputy Commissioner for Programs supervises the Department's health services, human resources, offender classification, educational services, training and staff development, research and management information systems, and offender programs.

(d) The Director of Security supervises tactical operations, investigation and intelligence functions, correctional emergency response teams, standards, policy and audit functions, public information and external liaison, and field operations including canine and remand functions.

(Effective February 22, 1979; Amended July 28, 1997)