Bill de Blasio Appoints Criminal Justice Team
ROSS BARKA
Mayor Bill de Blasio this afternoon announced the appointment of commissioners of the Department of Correction, Department of Probation and several other criminal justice positions.
Joseph Ponte will lead the Department of Correction, Ana Bermudez will helm the Department of Probation, Elizabeth Glazer will head the Mayors Office of Criminal Justice and Vincent Schiraldi will serve as the senior adviser to the Office of Criminal Justice.
Mr. Ponte is a corrections veteran, having previously served as the commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections. Ms. Bermudez previously served as the deputy commissioner for juvenile operations at the Department of Probation. Ms. Glazer worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a chief adviser on criminal justice and Mr. Schiraldi has led the Department of Probation for the last four years.
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