NEW: Daniel Martin Named Warden at Wyatt Detention Facility

NEW: Daniel Martin Named Warden at Wyatt Detention Facility

The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation has selected Daniel Martin as the facility's new full-time Warden. The selection was made after conducting an extensive search using input from stakeholders, corrections officers and a consultant retained by bond holders.

“I am humbled by this appointment and excited about moving the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility forward. The Wyatt has been through a difficult period, but we have emerged from receivership and are ready to grow.  I look forward to working with the board, staff, our corrections officers, the City of Central Falls and our federal agency partners to make the Wyatt a national model facility," said Martin.

Warden Martin's salary will be $110,000 with performance bonus options, which are tied to increasing average daily population and the completion of facility audits.

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“We are very pleased that after conducting an extensive search, we found the best candidate for Warden right here at Wyatt. In his past 18 months serving at Wyatt as a Major and Interim Warden, Dan Martin has won the trust and respect of corrections officers, staff and the wider community.  We believe Warden Martin built that trust based on his personal integrity, willingness to lead by example and his unending commitment to excellence in the care, custody and control of our inmate population.  Put simply, Warden Martin is the right person to guide the Wyatt Detention Facility forward," said Luke Gallant, Chairman of the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation board.

Warden Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin has worked in the corrections industry for 27 years, most recently serving as Wyatt's Interim Warden and Major from November 2013 to July 2015.

Prior to that, Martin worked at the Connecticut Department of Corrections from May 1985 to April 2008. In Connecticut, Martin was the Warden of a 560 bed medium security male facility, a 1,500 bed high security male facility and a 1,400 bed high security female security.

Daniel Martin earned a Bachelor's Degree in general studies with a major in business management from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility

The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility was opened in 1993 as a publicly owned and privately operated adult correctional facility. The facility is accredited by the American Correctional Association.