Members
| Name |
Position |
Organization |
Location |
| Douglas Beaulieu |
County Administrator |
Aroostook County |
Caribou |
| David Bowles |
County Commissioner |
York County |
Sanford |
| Anne Head |
Commissioner |
Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation |
Augusta |
| Ric Hanley |
Chief Operating Officer |
Spring Harbor Hospital |
Westbrook |
| Tim King |
Executive Director |
Washington Hancock Community Action |
Ellsworth |
| Randall Liberty |
Sheriff |
Kennebec County |
Augusta |
| Joseph Ponte |
Commissioner |
Maine Department of Corrections |
Augusta |
| Stuart Smith |
Selectman |
Town of Edgecomb |
Edgecomb |
| Mark Westrum* |
Jail Administrator |
Two Bridges Regional Jail |
Wiscasset |
|
| Tim Leet |
Interim Executive Director |
State Board of Corrections |
Augusta |
| Kelene Barrows |
Executive Associate |
Maine Department of Corrections |
Augusta |
* Chair of the Board
Composition of the State Board of Corrections
The board consists
of 9 members who are appointed by the Governor. Each appointment
is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public
safety matters and to confirmation by the Senate, except those
members appointed pursuant to paragraph C. The following provisions
govern member qualifications:
- One member must be a sitting sheriff selected from a list
of 3 nominations submitted to the Governor by a statewide
organization representing sheriffs;
-
One member must be a sitting county commissioner selected
from a list of 3 nominations submitted to the Governor by
a statewide organization representing county commissioners;
- Two
members must be representatives of the executive branch
and at least one of the 2 must be from the department;
-
One member must be a municipal official selected from a
list of 3 nominations submitted to the Governor by a statewide
organization representing elected and appointed municipal
officers and officials; and
- The remaining 4 members must be broadly representative of
the public and the geographical regions of the State.
One
of the 4 members appointed under this paragraph must be
selected from a list of 3 nominations submitted to the Governor
by a statewide organization representing county commissioners.
A
member appointed under this paragraph may not be an elected
state or county official or municipal officer and may not
derive income in substantial portion from work as an employee
of a state, county or municipal government or in the field of corrections.
