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• Roederer Correctional Complex Receives High Scores In National Re-accreditation Audit
  Friday, April 25, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (April 25, 2008) – Roederer Correctional Complex (RCC) will receive its re-accreditation award during the American Correctional Association’s summer conference that will be held in New Orleans in August.
• Potter-Blair Named DOC Deputy Commissioner
  Tuesday, April 01, 2008
  FRANKFORT, KY. (April 1, 2008) – Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner LaDonna Thompson today announced that Kimberly Potter-Blair, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been named Deputy Commissioner for Support Services for the DOC.
• Parke, Ballard Named to Deputy Commissioner Posts in State Corrections Department
  Wednesday, January 23, 2008
  FRANKFORT, KY (January 23, 2008) – Two veterans in the field of Corrections have been named to deputy commissioner posts in the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
• Governor Beshear Taps First Woman to Head State Corrections Department
  Wednesday, January 23, 2008
  FRANKFORT, KY (January 22, 2008) – Gov. Steve Beshear today named LaDonna Thompson as Kentucky’s Corrections Commissioner, marking the first time a woman has been tapped to head the state’s Department of Corrections.
• John D. Rees to Retire as Corrections Chief
  Wednesday, January 23, 2008
  FRANKFORT, KY (January 23, 2008) – After a fast-paced tenure as head of the Kentucky Department of Corrections, John D. Rees, will officially retire from the commissioner’s post on Jan. 31.