Sheriff Edward Reilly served in the New York City Correctional System for twenty-seven years before being appointed Sheriff of Nassau County in February of 2000. He began as a Correction Officer and steadily rose through the ranks. In February of 1993, he was named Warden of two New York City Department of Correction facilities. This responsibility included all of the administration, personnel actions, inmate programs, security and care, custody and control of all inmates. In 1994, Reilly was named Chief of Custody Management when the inmate population rose to 19,000, housed in 16 separate facilities located in the five boroughs of New York City. Less than a year later, he was promoted to Chief of Management and Planning. Four months later, Reilly was named Chief of the Department, commanding 11,421 Uniformed Correction Officers. The Sheriff graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor and Masters Degree. He has been an Adjunct Professor at both John Jay College and St. John’s University. Nassau County has a population of 1,300,000 and an area of 300 square miles.

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