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The conditions that come with Pontiac Correctional Center’s age are just part of the reason inmates and advocates call it inhumane. Another reason is the climate inside. WTTW News details the issues facing the maximum security prison.
Among Pontiac Prison’s challenges is its status as the most short-staffed facility in IDOC. But former director Rob Jeffreys said having a lower incarceration rate could work in the agency’s favor.
Gov. Jim Pillen looks ahead to likely enactment of his agenda in a legislative session slowed by ongoing filibusters.
As Nebraska prepares to build an expensive new state prison, Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha makes the case for increased and improved programming.
