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| Jail alternative program chief chosen by county |
| By oakridger.com - Leean Tupper |
| Published: 02/06/2012 |
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A former employee of the Iowa Department of Corrections has accepted the offer of a job as Anderson County's director of the new Alternatives to Incarceration program. Michael Baker, of Knoxville, who retired in July 2008 from the Iowa Department of Corrections, was one of four candidates interviewed Tuesday for the position. A special committee of local judicial officials had selected five candidates to interview out of the 50 who applied for the director of Alternatives to Incarceration position. However, one of the candidates, Judith Guthrie from Florida, dropped her name from consideration, according to Anderson County Mayor Myron Iwanski. Baker was unanimously selected as the candidate for the job after the committee conducted 30-minute interviews with each individual. Baker accepted the job offer, subject to confirmation by the Anderson County Commission on Feb. 21. "I believe he is the kind of person we need to work collaboratively with everyone in the criminal justice system to put creative programs in place that will reduce the growth in jail population," Iwanski said Wednesday morning in an email to The Oak Ridger. "It costs $20,000 per year to house an inmate. These alternatives will be a major cost savings to the county while helping to reduce crime by reducing recidivism," Iwanski said. Baker, according to Iwanski, has agreed to an annual salary of $51,500; the advertised salary range was $50,000 to $70,000. According to his résumé, Baker worked for the Iowa Department of Corrections from October 1975 to July 2008. Baker worked for 33 years in community-based corrections, including as a probation/parole officer and a residential supervisor and manager. Read More. |
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