Louis Giorla

Commissioner of Prisons

 

Louis Giorla was named Acting Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison System on Thursday, January 10, 2008. Giorla has been 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, the fifty-two year-old Giorla began his career as an Officer at the House of Correction in 1982. He was head of the Internal Affairs Division for five years, and then Deputy Warden at Alternative & Special Detention, before being promoted to Warden in 2005.

The son of a Correctional Officer, Giorla attended Northeast Catholic High School and earned an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Community College of Philadelphia. Giorla lives in Northeast Philadelphia with his wife; they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.

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