The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Ben Anderson as the director at the Burke Confinement in Response to Violation (CRV) Center in Morganton.
Anderson, 38, had been assistant superintendent for programs at Alexander Correctional Institution since 2015.
A veteran to state government, Anderson began his career in 2000 as a correctional officer at Foothills Correctional Institution and became a case manager there in 2003. He rose through the ranks in unit management until he was promoted to assistant superintendent at Caldwell Correctional Institution in 2013.
A Burke County native, Anderson holds a degree in criminal justice from Western Piedmont Community College and is a graduate of the DPS Correctional Leadership Development Program.
The CRV centers house and provide intensive behavior modification programs for those who have committed technical violations of probation. CRV centers incarcerate violators for 90-day periods in response to violations of probation, parole or post-release supervision as provided in the Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011.
The CRV centers utilize dormitory-style housing similar to a minimum-security prison. Probation officers and case managers work closely with offenders as they progress through treatment and programming, including cognitive behavioral therapy, substance abuse interventions, employment readiness and life skills training.