(Des Moines)– Governor Terry Branstad is making another change in leadership at the Iowa Board of Parole, tapping the man who is currently the Dickinson County Attorney to serve as its chairman.
Branstad today (Tues.) named Dickinson County Attorney Jason Carlstrom of Spirit Lake to lead the board effective September 3rd.
Carlstrom will replace Doris Kelley, who was elevated from Vice Chair to Chair earlier this year when Branstad demoted longtime Chairwoman Elizabeth Robinson.
Kelley will return to her role as Vice Chair and Branstad praised her “outstanding work during the transition”.
Carlstrom says he’ll “look to find effective, efficient and streamlined operations” that follow through with Branstad’s push to improve the board’s services.
The five-member board makes decisions on when inmates should be released from prison in favor of work release or parole.
