Nebraska s Inspector General investigates uptick in work release walk-away incidents
Doug Koebernick is taking a deeper dive to find out why some inmates walk away from work release programs. And he s looking for a way to fix this problem. Share Updated: 6:14 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021
Nebraska s Inspector General investigates uptick in work release walk-away incidents
Doug Koebernick is taking a deeper dive to find out why some inmates walk away from work release programs. And he s looking for a way to fix this problem. Share Updated: 6:14 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021
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Show Transcript KATHERINE: NEBRASKA’S INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CORRECTIONS IS TAKI A DEEPER DIVE TO FIND OUT WHY SOME INMATES WALK AWAY FROM WORK REASLEE PROGRAMS, AND HE’S LOOKING FOR A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. INSPECTOR GENERAL DOUG KOEBERNICK AND HIS STAFF INTERVIEWED ROUGHLY 15 MEN AND WOMEN, ALL CURRENTLY INCARCERATED, AFTER COECRRTIONS EXPERIENCED AN UPTICK IN WALK-AWAY CASES
Nebraska prison food worker accused of inmate contact
May 13, 2021
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A state prisons food service worker has been arrested on suspicion of unauthorized communication with a prisoner, Nebraska officials said.
Nicole Schwab, a food service specialist at the Lincoln Correctional Center, was arrested Wednesday, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in a news release. The release said the 38-year-old Schwab resigned upon her arrest for the felony charge.
Schwab had been employed at the prison since June 1, the release said.
The arrest is the latest in a string of similar arrests since last year that led Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes to express frustration over the development in February.
By GRANT SCHULTEFebruary 17, 2021 GMT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The director of Nebraska’s prison system unveiled plans Tuesday to convert the state’s oldest prison into a minimum-security facility for $4 million in new costs, but he said the plan would only work if lawmakers agree to build a separate, $230 million prison for higher-risk inmates.
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes outlined the project to overhaul the Nebraska State Penitentiary as part of a larger effort to ease overcrowding in the state prisons. Lawmakers are considering the new prison proposal, but some have voiced concerns about the costs.
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The penitentiary in Lincoln is the state’s oldest prison, dating back to 1869, and houses a combination of maximum-, medium- and minimum-security inmates. State officials have said it’s nearing the end of its useful life, and will need significant upgrades regardless of whether lawmakers approve a new prison.
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If a new prison is built in Nebraska in the next few years, the state will be able to accommodate 5,582 maximum-, medium- and minimum-security inmates by 2026, and 980 work-release prisoners.
Community corrections facilities allow inmates to ease back into the work force and public life, reintegrating with supervision.
Of the 980 work-release beds, most (600) will be in Lincoln, with only 180 in Omaha and 200 in the western Nebraska city of McCook.
A site has not been selected for the proposed new prison.
Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes said the state has increased the number of community-custody beds by 260, or at least 30%, since 2015.