Richard L. Dugger was secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections from 1987 to 1991, when Harry K. Singletary, Jr. took over. He then served as warden of Hamilton Correctional Institution from 1992 to 1998.
Dugger was warden of Florida State Prison from 1982 to 1987, when he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Corrections by then Florida governor Bob Martinez. During his tenure, the department started a large campaign to combat prison overcrowding.