HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Executive Director Bryan Collier is set to retire in August, the agency has announced.

TDCJ said Collier's retirement will be effective Aug. 31 after 40 years with the agency.

Collier stepped into the role of Executive Director in August 2016, according to TDCJ, and guided the agency through Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19.

The agency stated Collier's leadership was "instrumental in decreasing the recidivism rate to one of the lowest in the country, coordination with State’s leadership to secure significant pay raises for correctional staff and parole officers and investing in the rehabilitation and reentry of those incarcerated."

During Collier's leadership, TDCJ said the agency also broke ground on a new state-of-the-art t

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