December 27, 2011

MAX WILLIAMS RESIGNS

Max Williams, Director of the Department of Corrections, will be leaving his position at the end of this year to become the head of the Oregon Community Foundation.  Congratulations to Max, and we wish him much success as he oversees a billion dollars in assets and guides an organization that donates about $60 million a year.  During Director Williams' tenure at the Department of Corrections, new prisons have been constructed (Oregon now has 14 prisons and about 14,000 inmates) and successfully operated.  More than that, Max led an effort to rehabilitate offenders while in prison and create opportunities for them when they reenter society.  Preliminary data shows that pilot reentry programs significantly reduce recidivism.  Max should be proud of his accomplishments and the people he led that made it happen day in and day out. >>>Read More