Norman A. Carlson (August 10, 1933 – August 9, 2020) was an American correctional officer and businessman. He was best known for his direction of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons
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from 1970 to 1987 and long-time involvement with this bureau. During his involvement, he served in the
United States Penitentiary of Leavenworth, Kansas, and also in the
Federal Correctional Institution
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* United States penitentiaries
* Federal correctional institutions
* Private correctional institutions
* Federal prison camps
* Administrative facilities
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of
Ashland, Kentucky
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. He was president of the
American Correctional Association
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from 1978 to 1980 and was the adjunct professor for the Department of Sociology at the
University of Minnesota
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for 11 years (1987–98). In 1978, he was awarded the
Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership for his leadership in the training of federal government managers and executives and in his organizational abilities.
He served as director emeritus of
GEO Group
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, a private prison company based in
Boca Raton, Florida
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.
Carlson died on August 9, 2020, at a hospital in
Phoenix, Arizona
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from
lymphoma
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, aged 86.
References
Sources
"Norman A. Carlson" The GEO Group, Inc., August 31, 2010.
1933 births
2020 deaths
People from Sioux City, Iowa
University of Minnesota faculty
Federal Bureau of Prisons officials
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