June 30, 2021, 4 p.m. · The Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Bill Kelly, Nebraska Public Media News) Listen To This Story A prison staffing emergency is forcing Nebraska corrections officials to move to 12-hour shifts at two Lincoln-area facilities. The head of prisons in the state said this week a tight labor market is making it tough for him to hire anyone. Scott Frakes is the director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and said he’s missing about 25% of the prison guards he needs to operate efficiently and has lost around 100 people over the past three months.