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Department of Corrections
Bottom promoted to Deputy Warden at BCC
Frankfort, KY – Kentucky Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner George Million today announced the promotion of Don Bottom to Deputy Warden of Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) in Lexington.
“Don Bottom is a dedicated Corrections professional who has an excellent work ethic. He is one of our ‘up and coming’ professionals with a truly bright career in front of him,” said Million. “He has the solid level of experience and leadership skills that Blackburn requires in a deputy warden.”
Bottom began his career at Northpoint Training Center in 1992 as a Correctional Officer. In 1993 he was promoted to CTO I and in February 1995, transferred to Frankfort Career Development Center. He was then promoted to CTO II in July 1995 and in 2002, he received a promotion to program administrator in Central Office.
Bottom has worked in various areas of Central Office including Private Prison Management and Classification. He also served as Security Threat Group Coordinator and Interstate Compact Administrator. His current responsibility is the Home Incarceration Program/Offender Re-Entry Program and he is a participant in the Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program.
Bottom brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new position at BCC. He has received training in Hostage Negotiation, Certified Public Management, CPR/First Aid instruction and Train the Trainer. His professional affiliations include the Midwest Gang Investigators’ Association, American Correctional Association (ACA), Correctional Accreditation Managers’ Association (CAMA) and Kentucky Council on Crime and Delinquency (KCCD). Bottom was the recipient of the Frankfort Career Development Center’s 2002 Commissioner’s Award.
Bottom is a 1993 graduate of Kentucky State University with a BA in Criminal Justice.
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