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May 16, 2010
Michigan warden tapped for ISP job

The head of Iowa's prison system plans to name a Michigan warden as warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.

Corrections Director John Baldwin on Friday said he will appoint Nick Ludwick to replace John Ault, who's retiring next month. Baldwin will recommend Ludwick's appointment to the corrections board at next week's meeting in Iowa City.

Ludwick began his career as a prison guard in Michigan in 1975. In 2007, he was named warden of two prisons in Michigan — the St. Louis Correctional Facility and the Mid-Michigan Correctional Facility.

In Iowa, Ludwick will oversee the state's maximum security prison and development of the new $130 million penitentiary now under construction. 5.16.2010

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