County's New Chief Deputy of Corrections Comes from Banning's Jail

A 26-year law enforcement veteran was announced Thursday as chief deputy of corrections for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff Stan Sniff appointed Scot Collins to the position left vacant by a retirement.

“Scot has the varied experience in the criminal justice system and the formal education that will serve the department well as one of our executive team members,” Sniff said. “He has served with distinction in each of his assignments, rising through the ranks, and we look forward to his contributions to both the department and the communities we serve in his new capacity.”

Collins, who has worked as a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy since 1990 and prior to that as a deputy in Northern California, will oversee the corrections division, beginning next month, according to the sheriff’s department.

The Murrieta resident currently works as a captain in charge of the 1,520-bed Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, the county’s largest jail.

Before that, he held a variety of management positions, including stints in Hemet, Temecula and Lake Elsinore.

Collins holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University, a master’s in management from the University of Redlands, and has taught as an adjunct professor at Riverside Community College.

— By City News Service.