Louis Giorla

Commissioner of Prisons

 

Mayor Michael Nutter’s Chief of Staff Clarence Armbrister named Louis Giorla Acting Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison System (PPS) on Thursday, January 10, 2008 and his permanent appointment was announced on March 26, 2008.

Prior to his appointment, Commissioner Giorla had been the Warden at the Riverside Correctional Facility (RCF) since May of 2006, and previously served as Warden of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF). A life-long Philadelphian, Commissioner Giorla began his career as an Officer at the House of Correction in 1982.

The 52 year-old Northeast Philadelphia resident was Director of the Prisons Internal Affairs Division for two years, and then Deputy Warden at Alternative & Special Detention, before being promoted to Warden in 2005. The son of a Correctional Officer, he attended Northeast Catholic High School and earned an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice at Community College of Philadelphia. With his wife Debbie, a former PPS employee, he has three children and 6 grandchildren.

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