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| New Maine DOC Leader Confirmed |
| By media-newswire.com |
| Published: 02/21/2011 |
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(Media-Newswire.com) - Augusta, Maine – The Maine Senate voted 34-0 Tuesday to confirm Joseph Ponte as Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. Last month Governor Paul LePage nominated Ponte, 64, of Pahrump, Nevada. The unanimous Senate vote followed Monday’s confirmation by the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Ponte’s previous post was as warden for Corrections Corporation of America-Nevada Southern Detention Center located in Pahrump, Nevada. Ponte began his career in 1969 as a correctional officer at the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, where he promoted through the ranks to become warden at two different facilities and was later named assistant deputy commissioner. Ponte has also successfully led two facilities through the American Correctional Association accreditation process. Read More. |
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