Hudson County director of corrections to retire

Hudson County Director of Corrections Oscar Aviles will retire as of Aug. 1, said Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise
Deputy Director of Corrections Tish Nalls will succeed him.
Aviles, 49, served 26 years in the Hudson County Corrections Department and was appointed director in 2004.
Aviles is credited with significantly enhancing the skills and professionalism of both officers and supervisors as well as developing programs to reduce recidivism among discharged inmates.
He recently came to an agreement with Union County to share youth detention services, eliminating the need for the youth facility previously houses in Secaucus.
“It is with sadness, but great appreciation for his outstanding service, I accepted the news from Director Aviles regarding his planned retirement,” said DeGise. “Oscar has become a national leader in the field of corrections, recognized for his humane and innovative approach to the vexing issues facing county correctional facilities in urban areas where the cycle of addiction and incarceration exacts a brutal toll on those caught up in it and demands ever-higher bills for taxpayers.”