Mooney Named SCI Retreat Superintendent

News for Immediate Release January 27, 2016

Harrisburg, PA – Vincent Mooney, a 31-year veteran of the Department of Corrections, was named recently, by Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, as superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Retreat. He replaces Theresa DelBalso, who has been appointed superintendent of SCI Mahanoy.

“Vince has held a variety of progressively-advanced positions within our agency, and he constantly delivers no matter what is requested of him,” Corrections Secretary Wetzel said. “For the past year, he has worked with the local county prison to accommodate its needs and allow it to operate from inside the state prison at Coal Township. This was no small feat, but Vince rallied his staff and everyone worked together to develop a great relationship with the county which continues today.”

Mooney began his corrections career as a corrections officer at SCI Dallas in 1985. While at that facility, he earned the rank of sergeant in 1990. He moved to SCI Mahanoy when he was promoted to lieutenant in 1993.

In 1998, Mooney became an inspection lieutenant at the DOC’s Central Office. He returned to SCI Mahanoy as a captain in 2000 and returned to SCI Dallas as major of the guard in 2005. Two years later he was promoted to deputy superintendent for facility management at SCI Coal Township, and in the same year he returned to SCI Dallas as deputy superintendent of facility management.

During his tenure at SCI Dallas, Mooney served as interim warden at Lackawanna County Jail. Upon his return to SCI Dallas, he was named deputy superintendent for centralized services. He was named superintendent of SCI Coal Township in 2013. This most recent appointment was effective January 19, 2016.

Mooney is a veteran of the United States Army.

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