Kristen Keisel
The Utah Department of Corrections has named Kristen Keisel as warden at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. She succeeds Bart Mortensen, who was named the warden of the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. Keisel is the first female warden of a full prison operation for the Utah Department of Corrections. Keisel’s career with UDC began in 2006. She started as a correctional officer at CUCF and later served as a correctional case manager in maximum security, worked in the HOPE program as a lieutenant, and collaborated with county jails on correctional standards before being named deputy warden at CUCF in 2021. She has an associate degree in criminal justice and has completed the Certified Public Manager program. CUCF opened in Gunnison in 1989. It houses up to 1,800 male inmates and has approximately 500 employees.
