Corrections Leadership to Serve with the American Correctional Association

Tyrone Oliver Elected 

FORSYTH, Ga. – In conjunction with the American Correctional Association (ACA), the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced Tyrone Oliver, GDC Commissioner has been elected to serve as one of eight members of the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) Executive Committee as President-elect for the 2025-2026 term.  ACA’s Executive Committee members are responsible to the Board of Governors and carry out the duties outlined to them in the Association’s Constitution and Bylaws. Oliver currently serves as Vice President for the ACA,  the nation's oldest accrediting body for the corrections industry.

“As the Executive Director of the American Correctional Association, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Commissioner Tyrone Oliver on his election as our President Elect. His unwavering commitment to enhancing the correctional landscape and improving the lives of both staff and incarcerated individuals epitomizes the values we uphold. We look forward to his visionary leadership as we continue to advance best practices in the field of professional corrections across the country and around the world,” said Robert Green, ACA Executive Director. 

Since beginning the ACA accreditation process in 2017, the GDC has received official accreditation of 47 state facilities, our training academy and central office, with an average score of 98.96%.  All GDC facilities will continue in maintaining accreditation by participating in the robust external ACA audit process on a three-year rotation. 

Oliver began his law enforcement career in 1999 as a Detention Officer with the Newton County Sheriff's Office. After becoming a Deputy Sheriff, Commissioner Oliver was promoted to Sergeant and subsequently promoted to Lieutenant. He held various positions with the Newton County Sheriff's Department to include Uniform Patrol, Community Outreach, East Metro Drug Enforcement, Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations, Crime Suppression, and Public Information Officer. 

In 2013, Commissioner Oliver was one of the first to be hired for the Brookhaven Police Department when the new city was formed. He was hired as a Sergeant and later promoted to Lieutenant. He later served as the Assistant Commander of Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations. On January 8, 2016, he was officially named Chief of Police for the City of Social Circle. In November 2018, he was designated by the City of Social Circle as Deputy City Manager.

In July 2019, Oliver was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice where he was responsible for the daily operation of the multi-faceted agency of more than 3,400 positions which held justice-involved youth accountable for their actions through probation supervision and secure detention. 

In 2022, Oliver was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators (CJJA) as Vice President.

Oliver was appointed by Governor Kemp to serve on the Board of Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund and the State Workforce Development Board.  He also serves on the executive committees for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and the Department of Community Supervision. In August 2021, Oliver was the recipient of the CJJA President's Award and most recently became the recipient of the 2022 Pinnacle Leadership Award by the Board of Directors of the Fortitude Educational and Cultural Development Center, Incorporated.  In 2023, he was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections, where he currently serves.

Commissioner Oliver is a graduate of Columbus State University's Law Enforcement Professional Management Program (Should that be Command College?  PMP is Carl Vinson not Columbus State). Additionally, he completed Leadership Newton County and Walton County, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, the Leadership Trilogy Program, and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange to Israel.