The Nebraska Department of Corrections announced several leadership changes on Tuesday, including new wardens at two Omaha correctional facilities.
Shaun Settles, the current warden of Community Corrections Center-Omaha, will become warden at the Tecumseh State Prison, effective Monday. The current warden at Tecumseh, Craig Gable, will replace Settles as warden of the Omaha center, according to a press release from the Corrections Department.
Effective Jan. 29, Barb Lewien, the current warden of the Omaha Correctional Center, will become warden at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, according to the release. Lewien will be replaced at the Omaha prison by James Jansen, the current warden at Community Corrections Center-Lincoln.
Additionally, Michele Wilhelm, the current warden at the penitentiary, will become warden of Community Corrections Center-Lincoln.
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The department’s deputy director for prison operations, Robert Madsen, has also assumed oversight of all nine state correctional facilities and will lead the newly developed prison operations team that will focus on the safety and security of the facilities, the release said.
Dawn-Renee Smith, deputy director for rehabilitative services, will now oversee research and the correctional industries program in addition to overseeing programs, reentry and classification. She will also serve as chair of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitative services program, focused on programming, reentry and community engagement, the release said.
Department Director Rob Jeffreys said in the release that the shifting of roles for both prisons and rehabilitative services will allow for more effective management of those areas.
“In particular, we want to grow our community outreach and reentry services,†he said. “This staffing alignment will help us accomplish that mission.â€
The Corrections Department has also posted an opening for chief inspector, who will report to the director and serve as a resource for constituents and direct internal investigations, according to the release.