NEWTON, IOWA – Officials have appointed a new warden for the prison in Newton, Iowa.
The Board of Corrections approved Corrections Director Jerry Bartruff’s recommendation for Kris Weitzell as Warden of the Newton Correctional Facility. Warden Weitzell is currently the Warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, and was previously Superintendent of the Clarinda Correctional Facility. The appointment was necessary in order to fill the vacancy created when Terry Mapes retired.
Warden Weitzell has extensive administrative corrections experience with proven leadership in the management, supervision and treatment of adult offenders.
Warden Weitzell will continue to focus on the department’s stated mission to advance successful offender reentry to protect the public, staff and offenders from victimization.
The Newton Correctional Facility is a low and medium security correctional institution of the Iowa Department of Corrections.