WITNESS
Richard L. Stalder was appointed Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections in February 2004 by Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco. He previously served as Secretary of the Department under the administration of former Governor Edwin W. Edwards (1992-1996) and former Governor M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (1996-2004). Secretary Stalder is the current President of the national Association of State Correctional Administrators and was President of the American Correctional Association (ACA) from 1998 to 2000.
Secretary Stalder began his career with the Department in 1971 as a correctional officer and has served as superintendent and warden of major juvenile and adult facilities and in other management roles in the Headquarters office. Previously, he led all components of the Department — 11 adult facilities, the Division of Probation and Parole, the Division of Prison Enterprises and the Headquarters office — to achieve ACA accreditation. He has also worked closely with the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association and the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association to forge a productive partnership between state and local criminal justice systems.
Secretary Stalder is a recipient of the Michael Francke Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Association of State Correctional Administrators, as well as the E. R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award, the American Correctional Association's most prestigious honor. He possesses Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Louisiana State University.
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