James Vaughan has been named by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice as the new superintendent at Caledonia Correctional Institution.
The prison employs a workforce of about 325 employees and houses about 560 male inmates in medium and minimum custody. It is the home of Correction Enterprises farming operations and cannery.
Vaughan began his corrections career in 1986 as an officer at Odom Correctional Institution. His most recent assignments include associate warden for operations and deputy warden at Central Prison in Raleigh.
He is a Halifax County native, a graduate of Northampton County High School. He is currently enrolled in the Correctional Leadership Development Program.