KLKN-TV NDCS is set to propose a brand new prison to fight overcrowding December 22, 2020 5:54 am The agency’s Director Scott Frakes says the prisons’ typical overcrowding is only set to get worse. Frakes will be presenting the plan with backing from Gov. Pete Ricketts. State officials have been working for years to end the overcrowding of Nebraska prisons by changing sentencing laws, expanding parole, and making new programs for diversion. But, the inmate population continues growing and NDCS is struggling to fill the prison jobs.