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For Immediate Release   Contact: Steve Hayes, Director
Public Affairs Office
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Savannah Parole Chief Promoted to Regional Director

June 30, 2011;

Atlanta, GA - Savannah Chief Parole Officer Larry Morgan is being promoted to the position of Metro Regional Director.
 
Morgan began his career with the State Board of Pardons and Paroles on June 16, 1997, as a Parole Officer in the Savannah Parole Office. He later advanced to the position of Senior Parole Officer on December 16, 1998. His assignments with the Board include serving as Electronic Monitoring Specialist, Sex Offender Specialist, District Arrest Team Coordinator, a member of the Savannah Impact Program and member of the U.S. Marshals’ Southeast Georgia Fugitive Squad.
 
In 2000, Morgan was selected as the Southeast Region Employee of the Year. He became a POST Certified Instructor in 2002 and he also is certified as a Firearms Instructor as well as Range Officer. In March, 2007, Morgan was promoted to Chief in the Brunswick Parole Office. In October, 2010 Morgan transferred to Savannah as the Chief Parole Officer.
 
Prior to working for Parole, Morgan graduated from Savannah State University in 1997, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1992. During his tenure with the Board, Morgan continued his formal education by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Georgia Southern University in 2004.
 
“Throughout his term with the Board, Larry has distinguished himself with professionalism, integrity and dedication to public safety,” stated Field Operations Director Jay Lacienski. “ He will be a true asset to the Board in his new role as Metro Regional Director.”  Morgan assumes his new role effective July 1, 2011.
 
The Board’s Metro Atlanta Region includes six parole offices. They are DeKalb, Jonesboro, Griffin, Marietta, North Fulton and South Metro. The region employs 75 parole officers who supervise more than 5,000 parolees.
 
For more information, contact the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or visit www.pap.state.ga.us.
  
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