A WOMAN WHO’S BEEN THE WARDEN AT BOTH THE STATE PENITENTIARY IN SANTA FE AND THE SPRINGER CORRECTIONAL CENTER IS GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM’S PICK TO BE THE NEXT CORRECTIONS SECRETARY. ALISHA TAFOYA LUCERO HAS BEEN INTERIM DEPARTMENT SECRETARY THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
IT WAS THE LAST REMAINING VACANCY IN LUJAN GRISHAM’S CABINET. THE GOVERNOR ORIGINALLY SELECTED JULIE JONES, A FORMER FLORIDA CORRECTIONS SECRETARY, FOR THE JOB. BUT SHE BACKED OUT, CITING PERSONAL ISSUES.
