LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s corrections director is assembling a new team of senior staff to oversee the department which has been plagued with problems.

Director Scott Frakes announced Tuesday that he has appointed two new deputy directors, a chief of psychiatry, a new head of behavioral health and a warden at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.

Frakes says he is continuing to reorganize the department. The new hires include longtime employees who held other positions and a specialist who has worked in Illinois, Idaho and Afghanistan.

The new deputy directors are Michael D. Rothwell and Diane Sabatka-Rine. Dr. Martin Wetzel will serve as the new chief of psychiatry, Dr. Lisa Jones will lead behavioral health, and Richard Cruickshank will become warden at the state penitentiary.