Stefan LoBuglio has worked in corrections for nearly three decades as a practitioner, policy advocate, and consultant. Currently, his firm Justice Innovations LLC provides assistance to jurisdictions in the US and internationally to strengthen their justice systems through the implementation of innovative and evidenced-based practices. Prior, Stefan was Director of Reentry and Corrections for the Council of State Governments Justice Center where he oversaw federally-funded efforts to promote successful adult reentry and improve correctional practices inside and outside of local, state, and federal institutions. At the Justice Center, he led the National Reentry Resource Center which is a project of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance.
From 2005 till 2015, Stefan served as chief of the Pre-Release and Reentry Services Division for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. In this position, he oversaw the Montgomery County Pre-Release Center (PRC) — a 171-bed, fully accredited correctional facility — which provides comprehensive reentry programs for people incarcerated in the county jails, Maryland state prisons, and in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and who are within six months of release. During his tenure, he developed and tracked performance metrics which showed that 90% of individuals were released from the PRC with jobs, savings, homes, and family connections and recidivated at rate 25% less than state and federal rates. He began his correctional career in 1992, developing education, reentry, and community correctional programs at the 2,000-bed House of Correction in Boston for more than 12 years, eventually rising to the position of deputy superintendent of community corrections for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. In addition to his operational experience, Stefan has served on state-wide correctional reform taskforces in Maryland and Massachusetts, participated as an expert advisor on a number of reentry projects, testified before the U.S. Congress, assisted in changing state legislation, and co-authored publications on reentry and recidivism.
In 2007, Stefan received his doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he focused his studies on the evaluation of correctional reentry programs. He earned an MA in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a BS in mechanical engineering from Duke University.
