Randolf Grounds
Just this month, Randolf Grounds was named warden for the Salinas Valley State Prison, where he previously worked as associate and acting warden. Having served multiple roles in state facilities, Grounds worked his way through the ranks, landing jobs as deputy probation officer at the El Dorado County Probation Department, a correctional counselor and supervisor, a classification and parole representative as well as facility captain at the California Correctional Institution. He was also an acting warden and eventually became warden at the California Correctional Training Facility.