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Nearly 1,500 people gathered at a Justice In Action assembly to encourage officials to address mental health, pretrial diversion and affordable housing issues.

Nebraska confines some sex offenders for years and even decades after they have been released from prison for their crimes.

Nebraska confines some sex offenders for years and even decades after they have been released from prison for their crimes.

A program aims to protect Nebraskans by committing dangerous offenders to treatment. Some say it warehouses men instead of rehabilitating them.

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“Warrant Wipeout” was meant to give individuals with qualifying misdemeanor arrest warrants an opportunity to have those warrants cleared without having to be taken into custody over the holidays.

Retired attorney Jim Mowbray said that he and other public defense attorneys in Nebraska and elsewhere used the previous standards as a starting point but knew they were flawed.

Retired attorney Jim Mowbray said that he and other public defense attorneys in Nebraska and elsewhere used the previous standards as a starting point but knew they were flawed.

A recent directive from the Lancaster County Attorney sending prosecutors back to in-person court hearings in criminal cases set off a bit of unintended friction with defense attorneys.

Virtual court hearings have become more of a norm, these days they’re used more for efficiency for judges and everyone else involved, rather than helping to prevent the spread of COVID.