To insiders in the arena of New York corrections, Anthony Annucci is the go-to guy.

Annucci, a Brooklyn native and attorney with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in criminal justice, has worked for the corrections department for nearly 30 years. His appointment by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as acting commissioner was widely viewed as a no-brainer since in his decades in the field, Annucci has been at the forefront (or in the cross-hairs) of emerging issues in corrections.