Background
Bounds, Vernon Leland was born on October 13, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Floyd Solan and Lula F. (German) Bounds.
Bounds, Vernon Leland was born on October 13, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Floyd Solan and Lula F. (German) Bounds.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1941. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1949. Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania, 1951.
Bigelow fellow University Chicago Law School, 1949-1950. Professor Institute Government, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1952-1965, William Rand Kenan, Junior professor public law and administration, since 1973. Chairman curriculum administration of criminal justice, program director training center on delinquency of youth crime 1962-1965.
Commissioner North Carolina Department Correction, 1965-1973. Chairman North Carolina Commission on Criminal Laws Relating to Public Morality, 1966-1967. Member advisory committee on corrections United States Department Justice, 1967-1968.
President Association State Correctional Administrators, 1968-1969. Member United States Advisory Committee on Naval Corrections, 1970-1971.
Served with United States Navy, 1936-1941. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. To Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1952.
Married Marjorie Belle Sorrell, July 15, 1966. Children: Barbara Lee, Michael Frederick.