January 08, 2009 12:28 PM Eastern Time 

Prison Health Services Announces Executive Promotions and Reorganization

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), based in Brentwood, Tenn., has announced the promotions of three of its current executives to the title of President, said Rich Hallworth, PHS President and Chief Executive Officer.

“These promotions recognize their excellent work and reflect an overall reorganization of the company to better serve PHS’ existing and potential clients.” Those promoted and new titles include:

Lawrence Pomeroy, President - State Corrections. Pomeroy was formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer.

Rodney Holliman, President – Community Corrections. Holliman was formerly Group Vice President of Operations providing oversight to many client sites around the country.

Becky Pinney, President - Metropolitan Corrections Systems. Pinney was formerly Group Vice President of Operations, focusing on PHS’ clients in Vermont and the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Rikers Island) in New York City.

According to Hallworth, “The new Presidents report directly to me and are the primary point of responsibility, both within and outside the company, for creating a focused, in-depth, coordinated business approach to each market segment (state prison systems, community jails and metropolitan jails) driven by and responsive to client needs.” Hallworth added, “We believe this makes clear to existing and potential clients our commitment to deliver outstanding, consistent service and quality care to our patients.”

PHS is the founder of the private correctional healthcare field. Since 1978, the company has delivered quality healthcare to patients in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities across the country. PHS currently serves 158 jails and prison sites around the country covering 131,000 inmate lives in 22 states. You can learn more at www.prisonhealth.com.

Prison Health Services is a subsidiary of America Service Group Inc. (ASGR). America Service Group, based in Brentwood, Tennessee, is a leading provider of correctional health care services in the United States. ASGR, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of healthcare programs to government agencies for medical care of inmates. For more information about America Service Group Inc. go to www.asgr.com.