Sekou Ma'at
Sekou Ma'at | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation | |
| Assumed office August 12, 2024 | |
| Commissioner | Juanita Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1970 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Hofstra University (BS) Hunter College (MSW) |
Sekou Ma'at (born March 13, 1970) is an American social worker, former Federal Bureau of Prisons Official, and First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation.[1] He was appointed by Commissioner Juanita Holmes in August 2024.
Career
[edit]Federal Bureau of Prisons
[edit]Ma’at began his career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York in January 2000. Since that time, he has been assigned to positions of increasing responsibility including Correctional Treatment Specialist, FCC Coleman, FL; Assistant Regional Designator, Western Regional Office, Dublin, CA; Unit Manager, FCI Beckley, WV; Executive Assistant/Satellite Operations Administrator, FCI Bastrop, TX; Associate Warden, FCC Pollock, LA; Associate Warden, FCI Aliceville; Associate Warden, FCC Butner, NC. In November 2018, he returned to FCI Bastrop as Warden.
In October 2020, he promoted to SES Designee as the Complex Warden at FCC Oakdale, Louisiana. On December 4, 2020, he received his Senior Executive Staff appointment. In June 2022, Ma’at was selected as Warden at MDC Brooklyn and assumed the position on September 25, 2022. Ma’at holds the distinction of being the first staff member who initiated their career at MDC Brooklyn to become Warden at MDC Brooklyn.
As Warden at MDC Brooklyn, Ma’at oversaw the operations of the largest Pretrial Detention Center in the United States. MDC Brooklyn has a unique inmate population which consists of the Special Administrative Measures (SAM) inmates under restrictions place by the U.S. Attorney General, Medication-Assisted Treatment Program (Methadone), Designated inmates, Pre-Trial Male and Female population, and Forensic Study Program.
Metropolitan Detention Center is a short-term facility designated to house pretrial and unsentenced detainees who are going through the judicial process.
New York City Department of Correction
[edit]Ma'at was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Facility Operations in June 2023. In that role, Ma'at oversaw the custody and care for approximately 1125 incarcerated individuals.[2]
New York City Department of Probation
[edit]Ma'at was appointed First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation in August 2024.
Education
[edit]Ma'at received his Bachelor of Science in History/Political Science from Hofstra University and his Master’s in Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work. He is a lifetime member of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, an active member of the American Correctional Association, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
References
[edit]- ^ "Organization Chart - Probation". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Evers, Lisa (2023-11-16). "Hip-hop on Rikers Island, Louis Molina parts ways with Department of Correction". FOX 5 NY. Retrieved 2024-10-19.