The President today announced that he will nominate Leslie R. Green, of St. Cloud, Minn., to be a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission. He would replace William Amos, Jr., whose term is expiring.
Green has been chairman of the Minnesota Corrections Board since 1979. He was born February 10, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minn. He received a B.S. from St. Cloud State University in 1972.
From 1969 to 1972, Green was a counselor at St. Cloud Children's Home, where he worked with emotionally disturbed teenagers. In 1972 he was an instructor in the teacher education department at St. Cloud University.
From 1972 to 1974, Green was an instructor in the integrated studies and criminal justice counseling programs at the College of St. Benedict. From 1974 to 1979, he was vice chairman of the Minnesota Corrections Board.
Jimmy Carter, United States Parole Commission Nomination of Leslie R. Green To Be a Commissioner. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/251054