Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner Jim Erwin today announced that Anna Valentine has been named warden of the Kentucky State Reformatory (KSR) in LaGrange. She has served as the deputy warden of programs and operations at KSR since 2014.
“Anna Valentine is uniquely qualified to fill the warden position at the Reformatory given her demonstrated leadership strengths in the areas of security, mental health treatment and reentry,” said Commissioner Erwin. “She has worked with the special populations at KSR for a number of years and the institution will benefit from her leadership.”
Valentine began her career in 2003 as a correctional officer at KSR. She promoted through security to the rank of captain in 2008, serving as the dayshift supervisor with a complement of 176 staff members. In 2010 she promoted to unit administrator where she worked in reentry, the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit (CPTU) and unit B. She also served as the institutional public information officer, equal opportunity coordinator and the veteran’s certifying official.
“I am honored to be given the privilege to serve as the warden at the Kentucky State Reformatory,” said Valentine. “I know the dedicated and professional staff at KSR are committed to carrying out the mission of the department and I am proud to be part of their team.”
A 2009 graduate of the Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program, Valentine is a certified correctional program checklist auditor. She is also a United States Army veteran who served in several stateside and overseas posts.