Past presidents Joseph F. Scott (1900–?) – After serving as the warden of the Elmira state prison, Scott became the superintendent of prisons of the state of New York. In 1900, Scott was elected president of the A.C.A., predecessor National Prison Association.Colonel Joseph F. Scott dead, The New York Times, December 15, 1918. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Terrell Don Hutto (1984–2000) – While Hutto was president, the ACA under Hutto's tenure, began to support the private prison system. Harold W. Clarke (2008–2010) – Clarke directed corrections in Nebraska, Washington State, Massachusetts, and is currently the director of corrections for the Commonwealth of Virginia.About Harold W. Clarke . Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Daron Hall (2011–2013) – The Sheriff of Davidson County, Tennessee, Hall previously managed a Brisbane, Australia, prison for the Corrections Corporation of America"Meet Gus Puryear, Bush's latest villainous nominee for a lifetime judgeship", Alternet, Silja Talvi, May 4, 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Christopher B. Epps (2013–2014) – Known for improvements of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, reductions in the use of solitary confinement, and successful early release of more non-violent offenders under parole, Epps served as Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for more than a decade and under three governors. In November 2014 he was indicted for eight federal charges of money laundering and taking $1.47 million in bribes and kickbacks from prison contractors and vendors; he resigned as A.C.A. president and Mississippi Commissioner of Corrections, pleaded guilty, and turned state's evidence. On May 25, 2017, Judge Henry Travillion Wingate gave him a federal prison sentence of 235 months (19.6 years). Wingate, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1985 said, "This is the largest graft operation that certainly I have seen, and I have seen a lot."Former Mississippi Prison Chief Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years, U.S. News & World Report, Jeff Amy (AP), May 24, 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017. By July 2017 Epps was serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas. Mary L. Livers (2014–2015) Former Deputy Secretary (agency head) of the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. Previously Deputy Secretary for Operations of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Past presidents Joseph F. Scott (1900–?) – After serving as the warden of the Elmira state prison, Scott became the superintendent of prisons of the state of New York. In 1900, Scott was elected president of the A.C.A., predecessor National Prison Association.Colonel Joseph F. Scott dead, The New York Times, December 15, 1918. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Terrell Don Hutto (1984–2000) – While Hutto was president, the ACA under Hutto's tenure, began to support the private prison system. Harold W. Clarke (2008–2010) – Clarke directed corrections in Nebraska, Washington State, Massachusetts, and is currently the director of corrections for the Commonwealth of Virginia.Abo.ut Harold W. Clarke . Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Daron Hall (2011–2013) – The Sheriff of Davidson County, Tennessee, Hall previously managed a Brisbane, Australia, prison for the Corrections Corporation of America"Meet Gus Puryear, Bush's latest villainous nominee for a lifetime judgeship", Alternet, Silja Talvi, May 4, 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Christopher B. Epps (2013–2014) – Known for improvements of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, reductions in the use of solitary confinement, and successful early release of more non-violent offenders under parole, Epps served as Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for more than a decade and under three governors. In November 2014 he was indicted for eight federal charges o.f money laundering and taking $1.47 million in bribes and kickbacks from prison contractors and vendors; he resigned as A.C.A. president and Mississippi Commissioner of Corrections, pleaded guilty, and turned state's evidence. On May 25, 2017, Judge Henry Travillion Wingate gave him a federal prison sentence of 235 months (19.6 years) Wingate, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1985 said, "This is the largest graft operation that certainly I have seen, and I have seen a lot."Former Mississippi Prison Chief Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years, U.S. News & World Report, Jeff Amy (AP), May 24, 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017. By July 2017 Epps was serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas. Mary L. Livers (2014–2015) Former Deputy Secretary (agency head) of the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. Previously Deputy Secretary for Operations of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections