LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has named three finalists from a national search to lead the state’s embattled corrections department.

The candidates unveiled Thursday are Bryan Brandenburg of Palmer, Alaska , who recently served as a director in his state’s corrections department; Scott Frakes of Olympia, Washington, the deputy director of the Washington Department of Corrections; and Daniel Ronay of Tallahassee, Florida, a vice president for Correctional Healthcare Companies.

Nebraska’s prisons department has faced criticism because of sentences that were miscalculated and the state’s handling of Nikko Jenkins. Jenkins begged for a mental health commitment while incarcerated, and killed four people in Omaha after he was released.

Candidates were identified with help from Ford Webb Associates, a national search firm. Ricketts will interview each finalist.