CoreCivic, Inc. announced that CoreCivic's Board of Directors has appointed Daren Swenson, who currently serves as CoreCivic's Senior Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer, to Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections and Reentry Officer (CCRO), effective January 1, 2026, overseeing the operations for corrections, detention, and reentry facilities. Mr. Swenson began his career with CoreCivic in 1992 at Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota as a Correctional Sergeant. Before becoming Senior Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer, Mr. Swenson progressed through multiple leadership positions including Warden, Managing Director, and Vice President. Mr. Swenson holds bachelor?s degrees in psychology and sociology from North Dakota State University and a master?s degree in management with a concentration in Organizational Leadership from Middle Tennessee State University.
Mr. Swenson, age 56, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer since March 2025. From April 2024 until March 2025, he served as Vice President, Core Services. From January 2021 until April 2024, he was Vice President, Reentry Partnerships and Innovation. This followed his role as Vice President, Community Corrections, a role he held from October 2016 until January 2021, and his role as a vice president leading both community and higher custody safety operations, which began in 2010. He began his career with CoreCivic in 1992 at Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota as a Correctional Sergeant. Before becoming an officer of the Company, Mr. Swenson progressed through multiple leadership positions including Warden and Managing Director, and Vice President.
CoreCivic, Inc. is a diversified, government-solutions company. The Company provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management. Its segments include CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. CoreCivic Safety segment consists of approximately 43 correctional and detention facilities that are owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by CoreCivic, as well as those correctional and detention facilities owned by third parties but managed by CoreCivic. CoreCivic Safety also includes the operating results of its subsidiary that provides transportation services to governmental agencies, TransCor America, LLC. CoreCivic Community segment consists of the residential reentry centers that are owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by CoreCivic. CoreCivic Properties segment consists of the real estate properties owned by CoreCivic and leased to government agencies.
