Michael W. Moore

Michael W. Moore
Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections
In office
January 5, 1999—January 6, 2003
Preceded byHarry K. Singletary
Succeeded byJames V. Crosby
Personal details
BornAugust 30, 1948
Houston, Texas
Alma materSam Houston State University
Military service
Branch/serviceU.S. Army
Michael W. Moore
Born (1948-08-30) 30 August 1948 (age 76)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Prison officer and warden

Michael W. Moore (born 30 August 1948, Houston, Texas)[1] is the former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections.[2] Moore was appointed to the position by Governor Jeb Bush on January 5, 1999.

Moore earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston State University in 1976.[3] He worked for more than two decades in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice where he rose from a correctional officer in 1967 to regional director in 1985. During his Texas tenure, Moore also served as a personnel and training lieutenant, industrial supervisor, lieutenant, captain, and major of correctional officers, as well as warden of a maximum-security prison. He served as regional director for ten years from 1985 before he joined the South Carolina system.[3]

Moore was director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections from 1995 to 1999. He imposed policies including a strict grooming policy that lead to a prison uprising and an unsuccessful lawsuit against him.[4][5] On 5 January 1999 he was appointed Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections by Florida governor Jeb Bush.[3][6] In 2003, James V. Crosby Jr. took over.

  1. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS AND ROUNDTABLE GUESTS". Florida Statewide Drug Control Summit. The Florida Senate. 12 February 1999. Archived from the original on 25 February 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Michael W. Moore Named New Secretary". Correctional Compass. February 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Secretary and Deputy". 98-99 Report. Florida Department of Corrections. 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  4. ^ Associated Press (21 May 1995). "Inmates still confined over month after revolt". The Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ Associated Press (4 June 1996). "Federal judge upholds prison's haircut policy". The Item. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  6. ^ Morgan, Lucy (28 July 2001). "State corrections chief optimistic about future". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 18 December 2009.