Correctional Oversight in the United States

ICPA2023 Presentation by Chris Cirrito, Aiden King and Noah Barth (ICPA2023-PID122)

Authors

Chris Cirrito

Chief Audit Executive, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, United States

Chris Cirrito has served the field of corrections for almost 30 years, to include time as a correctional officer at two Texas maximum security prisons and over 25 years of experience in internal auditing, fraud detection and prevention, business process analysis, and quality assurance review. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Government Auditing Professional, and Certified Fraud Examiner. Chris’ unique combination of formal education, extensive hours of continuing professional education, and practical experience make him uniquely qualified to provide value and perspective to any team.

Since 2015, Chris has served as Chief Audit Executive for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice oversees Texas’ largest state-operated agency and the United States’ largest state criminal justice system, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He also serves as Chief Audit Executive for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, the independent decision making body for adult parole in Texas, and the Windham School District, which is charged with providing high school, college, and vocational education for prison inmates. Chris specializes in business process analysis, risk identification, and evaluation of internal controls impacting the achievement of organizational objectives. His tenure with the Texas Board of Criminal Justice has allowed him the opportunity to understand and evaluate all areas of the adult criminal justice system in the State of Texas. And, more specifically, his role as Chief Audit Executive allows a unique perspective on issues impacting the criminal justice and corrections systems.

Chris is an accomplished public speaker and actively develops industry leading continuing education initiatives introducing risk based monitoring, fraud awareness, and quality assurance to United States and international corrections professionals. He chairs the American Correctional Association’s Ethics Committee and serves on its International Corrections and Resolutions and Policies committees. He also serves on the Standards Committee for the Association of Paroling Authorities International and is actively involved in the International Corrections and Prison Association.

Aiden King

Director, John Howard Association of Illinois, Pennsylvania Prison Society, Correctional Association of New York, United States

Aidan King is a project coordinator for the partnership among The John Howard Association of Illinois, The Correctional Association of New York, and the Pennsylvania Prison Society where he focuses on identifying and disseminating good practice in correctional oversight across the US. Previously Aidan worked for over 10 years on prison oversight for the International Committee of the Red Cross and DIGNITY- the Danish Institute Against Torture.

Noah Barth

Prison Monitoring Director, Pennsylvania Prison Society, United States

Noah Barth is the Prison Monitoring Director of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. He supports the work of 250 prison monitors who go into prisons and jails every day to help individuals address their concerns. He also leads monitoring tours and conducts special projects.
Prior to coming to the Prison Society, Noah worked in higher education in prison for five years, bringing high caliber liberal arts education behind prison walls. Before that he served as the programmatic lead for the US chapter of Médecins du Monde where he established a free medical clinic for the undocumented and uninsured in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Noah has additional experience in alternatives-to-detention and alternatives-to-incarceration. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in International Development from Tulane University.

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