
Fort Madison, IA- The Iowa Board of Corrections has named a new warden at the Iowa State Penitentiary.
According to a news release, the Board on Friday chose Chris Tripp as ISP’s new warden. Tripp has served as the Deputy Warden of the ISP since 2017 and has been serving as the interim Warden since April of this year.
He started his career in Iowa Corrections at the ISP in 1990. Over the course of his career, he has held multiple positions including Correctional Officer, Correctional Supervisor, Food Service Coordinator, and Food Services Director.
The board also approved the appointment of Marcy Stroud as the Warden of the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility and Shawn Howard as the Warden of the Newton Correctional Facility.