Commissioner

George W. Hayman was confirmed Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections on January 8, 2007, by the New Jersey Senate. He had been serving as Acting Commissioner since January 2006.

As Commissioner, Mr. Hayman oversees a department that is responsible for more than 9,500 employees, 14 institutions and a jurisdictional inmate population of approximately 27,000 housed in state facilities, county jails and community halfway houses.

Mr. Hayman, a 53-year-old resident of Willingboro, spent more than 22 years with the NJDOC until his appointment as Assistant Commissioner, Division of Operations, in June 2003. In that capacity, he supervised the overall management of all state correctional facilities, satellites and specialized units as well as creating a series of innovative programs through which objectives were set to establish quality programming for staff as well as inmates.

He joined the department in 1983 as a Social Worker. His job titles have included Principal Procedures Analyst; Director, Special Medical Unit; Hospital Administrator; Administrator, Central Medical/Transportation; and Assistant Director, Division of Operations.

A certified Mental Health Screener and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Mr. Hayman attended Wayne County Community College (A.A., Business Law) and Rutgers University, where he earned a B.A. in social work and an M.S.W., Administrative Track.