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The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says inmates will soon be able to visit with friends and family. DCS officials say social-distancing will…
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Coronavirus is bringing a new wave of disruptions in Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Corrections is suspending visits, while federal court activity…
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State officials say Nebraska's prisons released 45 inmates earlier than they should have because officials failed to apply disciplinary sanctions to their…
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State authorities say yet another state prison employee has been arrested on suspicion of unauthorized communication with a prisoner, a felony under state…
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Nebraska's corrections department director is calling on lawmakers to consider building a new prison. Corrections Director Scott Frakes unveiled a plan…
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Nebraska's pardons board has refused to pardon the murder conviction of the ex-girlfriend of Charles Starkweather, the infamous killer who went on a…
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A key state lawmaker says Nebraska’s severe prison overcrowding is only going to get worse over the next few years if state officials don’t take more…
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A state lawmaker concerned about overcrowding in Nebraska prisons plans to propose building a new 300-bed work release facility in Omaha. State Sen. Steve…
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Inmates at a Lincoln prison damaged a housing unit during a Christmas Eve disturbance after staff confiscated food and homemade alcohol. A Nebraska…
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Another Nebraska prison is switching to 12-hour shifts for correctional employees in response to persistent staffing shortages.The…