The Lineman: John E. Wetzel, Pennsylvania’s New Secretary of Corrections

Vital Statistics
Name: John E. Wetzel
Age: 42
Time Served: 22 Years
Motto: Work Hard
Memberships: American Correctional Association, the American Jail Association, American College Football Coaches Association.
Last Book Read: Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama’s Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security by Michael Savage
Hobby: Coaching college football
Football Team: Philadelphia Eagles

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Erford Harrison

When Erford Harrison joined Habersham Metal Products in 1956, building a detention facility meant years of heavy lifting, and piecemeal construction, finally crosshatched and finished with the clang of those iconic iron bars.

 
He has since helped revolutionize the industry, rendering “bar grille” mostly obsolete and shifting building materials toward lightweight, prefabricated, modular steel enclosures.

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Background Check: Mike Retford, AECOM

Vital Statistics
Name: Mike Retford, AIA
Age: 56
Field: Facility design and project management
Title: Principal justice architecture
Company: AECOM
Time Served: 28 years
Currently Reading:
Douglas Preston’s “The Codex”
Always on his desktop:
Family photos
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Jerry Elmblad, A Plant Guy

Vital Stats
Name: Jerry Elmblad
Age: 55
Field: Facilities, physical plant and energy management
Title: Administrative Manager
Agency: Michigan Department of Corrections
Time Served: 25 years

Jerry Elmblad’s office at the Michigan Department of Corrections in Lansing is littered with papers and publications on cutting-edge technologies.

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