He has worked in adult and juvenile corrections and as a civil and criminal investigator.
There is also one juvenile corrections school, the TNT School.
The agency is responsible for the state's juvenile corrections.
The superintendent was promoted to director of juvenile corrections, a post he still holds, the youth commission confirmed.
The agency operates the state's juvenile corrections services.
One report said the number of assaults, both among inmates and against staff members, was "unprecedented in juvenile corrections across the nation."
It is Idaho's the second largest juvenile corrections facility.
It is Idaho's the smallest juvenile corrections facility.
During her tenure, Bassett worked to establish and maintain standards for juvenile and adult corrections and the state's mental health institutions.
His varied career has included positions in both juvenile and adult corrections, as a deputy sheriff, and as a private detective.