Raimondo Reappoints A.T. Wall to Lead Corrections Department

Rhode Island Department of Corrections Director A.T. Wall is affable, well liked and credited with working to root out wrongdoing among employees at the Adult Correctional Institutions, the state prison, in Cranston.

And he will continue to serve as director, said Governor-elect Gina Raimondo.

Raimondo announced on Wednesday that she intends to reappoint Wall to the post when she submits his name to the State Senate in January for reconfirmation.

“Director Wall is a national leader in corrections and we are fortunate that he calls Rhode Island home,” Governor-elect Raimondo said. “I am pleased that he is eager to continue to lead this unique department in my administration.”

“I am looking forward to serving in the administration of Governor-elect Raimondo as she realizes her vision for Rhode Island,” Director Wall said. “I also look forward to contributing my nearly three decades of leadership in this specialized field to her team.”

Wall has served as the Director of the Department of Corrections since 2000. Under his leadership, his team has navigated record-breaking increases in the inmate census and the community corrections population while maintaining a focus on institutional security and public safety. He also concentrated efforts to start risk-based offender assessments, discharge planning and transitional services for inmates being released from custody to increase public safety.

His career began in 1976 as a line probation officer. He now holds the honor of being the longest-serving director in the history of the agency and is currently the longest-serving director of any prison in the nation.

Wall is the immediate past President of the Association of State Correctional Administrators, the membership organization of the fifty state corrections directors.