Commissioner Monroe B. Hudson, Jr., was confirmed by the Delaware Senate to serve as the tenth commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction on June 23, 2021. Commissioner Hudson was officially sworn in on July 15, 2021.
Commissioner Hudson previously served as deputy commissioner, overseeing the Bureau of Prisons; Bureau of Community Corrections; Bureau of Administrative Services; and Bureau of Healthcare, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health Services. The department supervises between 4,000 and 4,500 inmates and approximately 9,000 probationers.
Commissioner Hudson began his law enforcement career in 1986 as a correctional officer. In 1988, he was hired as a Delaware state trooper. He served 31 years with the Delaware State Police (DSP), retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel and serving as deputy superintendent. During his career, Commissioner Hudson served in many roles, including patrol trooper, special investigations detective, governor’s task force detective, deputy director of human resources, director of human resources, administrative major, special operations major, and deputy superintendent. He retired from the DSP in August 2019 to pursue an opportunity to serve as deputy commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction.
Commissioner Hudson also serves as an adjunct instructor in the administration of justice/homeland security graduate program at Wilmington University, Wilmington, Delaware. He currently teaches crisis leadership and criminal justice ethics. As an adjunct instructor, he is experienced in both traditional face-to-face classroom instruction and online instruction.
Commissioner Hudson earned both his master’s degree in administration of justice/homeland security and bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Wilmington University. He is a graduate of the 219th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy, the FBI Leadership in Counter Terrorism program, the FBI National Executive Institute, and the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Executive Leaders program.
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