Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Ramon Gutierrez as the new warden of Sanford Correctional Center.
Gutierrez had been the associate warden at the facility since 2021.
“Warden Gutierrez has more than 20 years of experience as a correctional professional and leader, with many and varied areas of expertise,” said Ishee. “He believes in setting high standards and preparing offenders to be productive members of society upon their release from prison.”
In his new position, Gutierrez is responsible for all operations at Sanford Correctional, a minimum-custody facility with fewer than 300 adult male offenders. Sanford Correctional provides vocational and adult educational courses through Central Carolina Community College. Many offenders work offsite during the day for local and state governmental agencies, Correction Enterprises facilities and private employers.
Gutierrez began working for the state correctional system shortly after leaving the military. He began at Harnett Correctional Institution as a correctional officer in 2002, advancing to sergeant, lieutenant and captain at Harnett before earning a promotion to associate warden at Sanford Correctional in 2021.
He has experience as a trained hostage negotiator, special investigator and a U.S. Prison Rape Elimination Act compliance manager and investigator. He holds Intermediate and Advanced Corrections certificates from the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and has completed Peak Performance training.
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