Former narcotics chief will run Mississippi prisons
JACKSON — The former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director is set to head the state Department of Corrections, taking over a prison system that has been rocked by bribery charges brought against its former commissioner.
Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday named Marshall Fisher as the new corrections commissioner, saying he will begin work in January. He must be confirmed by the state Senate.
“Marshall’s integrity and his decades of experience overseeing complex public safety issues at the state and federal levels will be instrumental in his role as MDOC Commissioner,” Bryant said in a news release. “He has met operational and budgetary goals in previous positions, and his time serving in the U.S. Navy lends itself to establishing the type of departmental discipline expected in Mississippi’s correctional system.”
Sunherald
12/19/14
