Nebraska’s prison system has for years faced interlocked twin crises: Too many prisoners, and not enough employees to guard them. This crisis cost taxpayers $31 million in overtime payments in the past two years. It keeps prisoners locked in cramped cells for days at a time. It works a dwindling correctional staff to exhaustion.
Nebraska’s prison system has for years faced interlocked twin crises: Too many prisoners, and not enough employees to guard them. This crisis cost taxpayers $31 million in overtime payments in the past two years. It keeps prisoners locked in cramped cells for days at a time. It works a dwindling correctional staff to exhaustion.
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