Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Carlos Hernandez named administrator at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution

SPRUCE PINE
Jul 5, 2016

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Carlos Hernandez as the new superintendent at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine.

​Hernandez is 24-year corrections veteran who has served as the assistant superintendent for custody and operations at Mountain View Correctional Institution since 2014. He began his career in 1992 as a correctional officer at the former Western Youth Institution in Morganton and has served in staff and supervisory positions at Marion and Alexander correctional institutions.

​The native of Cuba has an associate's degree in business administration from American Inter-Continental University, is a graduate of the Department of Public Safety’s Correctional Leadership Development Program and is a certified state mediator. Hernandez is a leader of the DPS Mountain Region Drug Interdiction Team and has been a member since the team was established. He has also been a member of the Prisons Emergency Response Team for six years.

​Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution houses approximately 850 adult male inmates in medium custody. It employs a staff of about 315 employees.

​Hernandez succeeds Mike Ball, who retired.