Gov. Spencer Cox wants Brian Redd, a former state trooper and chief special agent for the Department of Public Safety, to helm the troubled Department of Corrections. The governor announced Redd's appointment, which will need a Utah Senate confirmation, on Friday, just three days after the department announced the sudden retirement of former Executive Director Brian Nielson
The Utah Department of Corrections executive director announced Tuesday he will retire in two weeks. The announcement came the day after a lawsuit from crime victims was filed against him and the department.
Utah Dept. of Corrections Executive Director Brian Nielson announced he will retire from the post. Nielson, who has served in Governor Spencer Cox's cabinet for the past two years,
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