Harrisburg, PA – Kevin Ransom, a 24-year veteran of the Department of Corrections (DOC) has been appointed superintendent at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Dallas. The appointment was effective April 7, 2019.
As superintendent of SCI Dallas, Ransom will be responsible for overseeing 646 employees and approximately 2,100 inmates.
"Kevin is a great example of a dedicated and skilled corrections employee," Executive Deputy Secretary for Institutional Operations Tabb Bickell said. "He has honed his leadership skills over the years, and that combined with his expertise makes him excellent superintendent material."
Ransom began his career with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections as a corrections officer at SCI Graterford in 1995 and was promoted through the officer ranks at SCIs Dallas and Muncy. He also worked as a lieutenant and captain for the Bureau of Community Corrections and as a criminal investigator with the DOC's Office of Special Investigations and Intelligence before being named deputy superintendent for centralized services at SCI Retreat in 2016. He also has served as deputy superintendent for facility management at SCI Muncy, and he was named superintendent of SCI Waymart in February 2018.
Ransom was a parole agent with the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Since 1992, he has served as a police officer for several Luzerne County police departments and continues to serve the Courtdale Boro Police Department. Ransom is a member of the Luzerne County D.U.I. Task Force and is a former member of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Drug Task Force. He is a graduate of Grand Army of Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial High in Wilkes-Barre, attended Lackawanna College and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Training Academy.
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