SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON HAS A NEW WARDEN. 58 YEAR OLD RANDOLF GROUNDS WAS APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF WARDEN. GROUNDS HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE PRISON SYSTEM. HE HAS BEEN THE ACTING WARDEN SINCE LAST YEAR AND PRIOR TO THAT HE WAS THE DEPUTY WARDEN. HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNORS’ OFFICE, NO SENATE CONFIRMATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT
