Taggart Boyd was appointed deputy director - prisons in July 2026. In this role, he oversees prison operations, agency security, and emergency preparedness.
Boyd joined NDCS in 2017 as warden at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC). He has significant experience leading correctional construction projects, including the merging of the former Diagnostic and Evaluation Center and Lincoln Correctional Center into RTC, which was completed in 2022.
Boyd began his corrections career in 1998 as an officer at the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio. His positions with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction included case manager, unit manager, inspector, accreditation manager, associate deputy warden and deputy warden of operations.
A hockey enthusiast, he draws on the sport’s team mentality in his leadership style.
“Similar to hockey, corrections is about building relationships and trust with our teammates, with our population, and with the public,” he said. “We begin by setting a foundation and building around it. It takes everyone on the team to have a successful season and every season we try to get better.”
Boyd holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from The Ohio State University.