The University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosted the Flatwater Free Press Nov. 16 for a forum titled “Nebraska’s prisons at a crossroads.” Four speakers, each representing a different aspect of Nebraska’s prison system, spoke on the lack of support for incarcerated people, which they primarily attributed to overcrowding and understaffing.
Flatwater forum explores problems with Nebraska s prisons flatwaterfreepress.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flatwaterfreepress.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wednesday s evacuation of the housing unit was the result of a burst cast iron pipe buried 10 to 15 feet from the exterior of the housing unit, according to officials.
LINCOLN — A prison watchdog is urging caution as the state prepares to open a new, 384-bed unit designed to hold the state’s most dangerous inmates. In a 29-page report
A new document released by the Office of Inspector General of Corrections says key health care positions in the Nebraska prison system are seeing anywhere from a 17% to 100% vacancy rate.