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Andy Peck

Current Undersecretary of Public Safety, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

BIO

Since January 2019, Peck has served as the Undersecretary of Public Safety for Criminal Justice for the Executive Office of Public Safety in Massachusetts and is responsible for policy, budgetary and the operational oversight of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, Massachusetts Parole Board and the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board. 

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Undersecretary Peck is recognized as a leader in criminal justice system reforms, a field he has worked in for two and half decades. He has spearheaded efforts to improve environments and opportunities for people involved in carceral settings and community supervision; from eliminating restrictive housing, creating safer more transparent environments through implementation of body worn cameras, offering greater access to educational and vocational opportunities and the creation of a specialized housing unit for young fathers grounded in restorative principles. 

Another significant focus is working to reduce system barriers impacting people returning to our communities from incarceration and those on community supervision.  He prioritized the elimination of supervision fees, which was first introduced by Gov. Charlie Baker in the FY 2023 budget, developed a creative mentoring program, Credible Messengers, led by people with lived experience, for people leaving correctional facilities; drove an MOU between the DOC and RMV to ensure anyone eligible for state ID would have one upon leaving a correctional facility, embedded clinicians at Mass Parole Board to provide treatment related focus to reentry and responses to behavior and off ramps to revocation.  

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He currently chairs the Restrictive Housing Oversight Committee, Restorative Justice Advisory Committee, and the Lived Experience Working Group.  

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For 21 years prior, Undersecretary Peck was employed by the Massachusetts Probation Service in a variety of roles; Supervisor of Probation Services for the Superior Court, Chief Probation Officer and  Adjunct Instructor at the Training Academy with a focus on evidenced based supervision practices and the use and implementation of risk/need instruments. Formerly a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a Certified Forensic Examiner through the National Association of Forensic Counselors, Undersecretary Peck holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.) in Justice Administration from Anna Maria College, a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Springfield (Ma) College.

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For many years Undersecretary Peck was a proud member of the Executive Board of the Dismas House of Massachusetts, a private, non-profit, community based residential reentry program committed to supporting returning citizens transition back to the community.  He also sat on the Boards of the Correctional Association of Massachusetts and Community Voices a nonprofit organization dedicated to victim advocacy.

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