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Mistelle Starr

Regional Director Mistelle Starr

Mistelle Starr is the Regional Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Ms. Starr began her career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 2004 as a Teacher at USP Hazelton (WV). She continued to serve in positions of increasing responsibility, including Supervisor of Education at FCI Morgantown (WV), Executive Assistant at FCI Manchester (KY), Associate Warden at FCI Cumberland (MD) and FPC Alderson (WV), and Warden at FCI Waseca (MN) and USP Florence (CO). In September 2024, she was appointed Complex Warden at FCC Hazelton, serving in that capacity until her appointment as Regional Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region in September 2025.

As Regional Director (RD), Ms. Starr oversees operations across 21 facilities, including two medical centers, three female facilities, and three correctional complexes. She is responsible for managing more than 6,100 employees and ensuring the custody and care of approximately 25,900 inmates.

RD Starr has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2022.