Dana Johnson
House of Correction Superintendent
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department
Dana Johnson began his career with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department as a Correction Officer in May of 1993. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of assignments, including Booking, Transportation and as a SERT (Sheriff’s Escort and Response Team) Officer, gaining extensive operational and institutional experience.
In 2013, Johnson joined the Department’s Gang Intelligence Unit (GIU), where he was responsible for monitoring and investigating gang activity throughout the institution. In 2015, he was promoted to Lieutenant, supervising correction officers and overseeing daily building operations. Johnson also served as Lieutenant of Discipline Boards, where he was responsible for overseeing inmate discipline across the entire institution.
In April of 2019, he was promoted to Captain and served as a Building Captain on all three shifts, managing staff, operations and institutional security. In 2021, he was appointed Assistant Shift Commander and was subsequently promoted to Shift Commander in 2023.
In October of 2026, Johnson was promoted to become the Superintendent of the Suffolk County House of Correction, where he continues to provide leadership and oversight of institutional security operations, staff development, and the safe and secure management of the facility.
With more than three decades of correctional experience, he has remained committed to professionalism, accountability, and the mission of maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, inmates, and the community.