By: Maia Hibbett, New York Focus
After almost four decades with New York’s prison system, Anthony Annucci is on his way out. The head of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced his impending retirement on Wednesday. His last day is June 9, and his retirement will be effective August 11.
Starting with DOCCS in 1984 as deputy counsel, and staying with the department until former Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed him acting commissioner on May 1, 2013, Annucci has been characterized as an institutionalist loyal to the prison system above all else…