Administration
Riverside Regional Jail Command Staff
The Riverside Regional Jail operates under the experienced supervision of Colonel Darnley R. Hodge, Sr., Superintendent. Highly respected in the Correctional community, Superintendent Hodge has assembled a team of administrators who personify the guiding principles of his vision of correctional professionalism and service.
The facility is managed under the correctional philosophy of Direct Supervision, where Officers supervise each individual housing "pod" working amongst the inmate population without barrier or separation. This enhances the interaction between Officer and inmate, reducing violence, vandalism, and disturbances.
This level of constant supervision is also present amongst the jail's personnel who are closely monitored by supervisors of all levels. Leading this group of supervisor's are the jail's Command Staff, encompassing decades of correctional, law enforcement, government, and medical experience.
- Colonel Darnley R. Hodge, Sr., Superintendent
- Lieutenant Colonel Walter J. Minton, Assistant Superintendent
- Major Marvin R. Reynolds, Director of Inmate Services and Support
- Mrs. Crystal H. Reid MBA, Director of Administration
- Dr. Gohar Abbassi MD, Director of Medical Services
- Major Douglas Upshaw, Director of Housing and Security
For more information on each individual and their respectiive areas of responsibility, click on the links above.