Jeffrey A. Beard

Jeffrey A. Beard
Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation of California
In office
December 2012 – January 2016
GovernorJerry Brown
Preceded byMartin Hoshino (Acting)
Succeeded byScott Kernan
Secretary of Corrections of Pennsylvania
In office
2003 – January 18, 2011
GovernorEd Rendell
Succeeded byJohn Wetzel

Jeffrey A. Beard is a retired prison official. Beard served as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from December, 2012 to January, 2016.[1] He previously served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, from 2001 until 2010. [2]

Beard first started working in corrections in Pennsylvania in 1972.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jon Ortiz (2015-12-03). "California prison chief to leave". Sacramento Bee.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey Beard - Secretary of Corrections". Governor's Cabinet Officials.
  3. ^ Announcement of Beard's resignation as Secretary of Corrections