Guv appoints new deputy secretary for prison reform

Gov. Bill Richardson today appointed Gail Oliver to serve as deputy secretary of reentry and prison reform in the Department of Corrections.

This is a new position Richardson created as a result of a recommendation from the Governor’s Task Force on Prison Reform. Richardson made the announcement in a news release.

“I am committed to improving New Mexico’s corrections system,” Richardson said.

Oliver will oversee development of prison and community programs that will allow inmates to leave prison with the skills they need to be successful.

Oliver has been the Corrections Department’s education bureau chief since 1996. She has more than 25 years of experience in health, human services, legal, education services delivery and administration for youth and adults.