Brent Reinke

  Background

Brent Reinke became Director of the Department of Correction January 1, 2007. Prior to his appointment, Director Reinke served as Director of the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections. While director of that agency, Reinke created and implemented a Custody Review Board, created partnerships with counties, and implemented the Board of Juvenile Corrections.

Reinke currently chairs the Idaho Criminal Justice Commission. Prior to his ten years of service at Juvenile Corrections, Reinke was a Twin Falls County Commissioner, member of the Idaho Assocaition of Counties Board of Directors, and a business owner.

  Managing Corrections

Reinke oversees the department's eight state prisons, one private prison, five community work centers and seven district probation and parole offices. The Department of Correction manages more than 20,000 offenders in the state of Idaho.