North
Carolina Department of Correction - Correction News - December
1998
Bryant named to head Umstead
BUTNER — Acting Correction Secretary Joe
Hamilton named John Bryant superintendent of Umstead Correctional
Center effective Nov 1.
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"Bryant grew up around Umstead
where his father was the prison’s superintendent,
and he’s worked 21 years for the agency preparing
for this assignment," said Hamilton. "He’s
a good manager, and he’ll continue to put prisoners
to work for communities and state agencies in Granville
County." Bryant began his
career with the department in 1977 as a program assistant
at Granville Correctional Center. The next year, he moved
to Durham Correctional Center where he worked as a
program supervisor and, later, program director. In April
1989, he was named assistant superintendent at Umstead.
Bryant is assistant commander for the
Prison Emergency Response Team and a certified
corrections instructor. He is a member of the North
Carolina Correctional Association, State Employees
Association of North Carolina and is a member and past
president of the South Granville Athletic Association.
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Bryant’s father, Joe L. Bryant served as
superintendent of Umstead Correctional Center and a Division of
Prisons Region Commander between 1955 and 1982.
Bryant, a Creedmore native, graduated from
South Granville High School. He graduated from N.C. State in 1977
with a degree in political science and criminal justice.
Bryant and his wife Vicki have two children,
24-year-old daughter Heather and 18-year-old son Kevin.
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