Wayne Salisbury

Wayne Salisbury, director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, was honored with the Trailblazer for Change Award by the Rhode Island-based Reentry Campus Program (RCP) for his outstanding contributions to criminal justice reform. 

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Andrew Barbee

Andrew Barbee, director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Modernization with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), received the 2024 Peter P. Lejins Research Award from the American Correctional Association at the 2025 Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla. 

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Eric Strauss

After a nine-year role as administrator for the Employment Standards Division at Montana’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Eric Strauss has entered a new position at the Montana Department of Corrections as deputy director.

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Patricia Blair

Following a career at the intersection of health care, law and corrections, Patricia Blair has been appointed as chair of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Board of Representatives.

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Correctional News 2025 Industry Awards

Recognizing longtime and emerging industry leaders.
Winners announced at annual Corrections Summit.