Newsom Announces Appointments: Two State Prison Wardens Named, Two Join Peace Officer Standards Commission
SACRAMENTO, California - Governor Gavin Newsom announced a slate of appointments on November 4, covering wardens at two California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisons and seats on the state's peace officer standards and accountability bodies.
Kimberly Thornton, of Lassen County, was appointed Warden of High Desert State Prison, where she has served as Acting Warden since 2025. She previously held posts at the same prison including Chief Deputy Administrator (2022-2025) and Correctional Administrator (2018-2022), and earlier served at Pelican Bay and Avenal state prisons in a corrections career dating to 1996. The position does not require Senate confirmation and pays $199,332.
Brian Allo, of San Bernardino, was appointed Warden of California State Prison, Los Angeles County, where he has also served as Acting Warden since 2025. He previously held leadership posts at the California Rehabilitation Center and began as a Correctional Officer at Ironwood State Prison in 2001. The position does not require Senate confirmation and pays $199,332.
Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento was appointed to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST); the former Santa Ana mayor and councilmember is a practicing attorney. Mono County Sheriff-Coroner Ingrid Braun, who has led her sheriff's office since 2014 after more than 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, was reappointed to the commission. Both positions require Senate confirmation and carry no compensation.
Jamal Anderson, Director of Policy at the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability, was appointed to the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Advisory Board, while Regina Hatcher-Crawford of Oxnard and Nicole Clavo of Elk Grove were reappointed to the board. Those positions do not require Senate confirmation and pay $350 per diem.
(Source: Office of the Governor of California)
Source: Office of the Governor of California
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Photo: 图：加州州长纽森在州长讲台前举行新闻发布会。加州州长办公室，公共领域。 / Photo: Governor Gavin Newsom at the governor's podium. Office of the Governor of California, public domain.
