Community Corrections Center-Omaha CIP Program

The Community Corrections Center-Omaha manages the Community Incentive Program. The CIP offers incentives and privileges such as furloughs and family activity passes to those inmates who are making positive progress towards addressing their identified needs and deficits.

Mail/Phone: Mail is delivered to the inmate population six (6) days per week. Cumulative phone calls placed by inmates on the Inmate Calling System cannot exceed 20 minutes per day. A pay phone is located in the lobby of the facility that may be used by inmates to contact employers or sponsors. Additionally, inmates may use the Inmate Calling System to make legal phone calls to their listed attorneys.

Laundry: Laundry facilities are available to all inmates here at CCC-O. Inmates are permitted to launder their state issue and personal clothing any time during the day during non-curfew hours, or they may send their laundry out to the laundry facility at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

Health Care: The CCC-O and the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) share health care services. Emergency services are available to CCC-O inmates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Creighton Medical Center is located within a five (5) minute drive of the facility. Health care services staff makes regular visits to the institution to conduct pill call as well as answer those medical questions Monday through Sunday each week. Requests to see someone from health care services can be made by completing an interview request form and sending it to health care services at OCC. Routine sick call services will be scheduled as determined by health services staff.

Mental Health Services: The CCC-O and the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) share the services of the OCC Mental Health Department. Some of the services include crisis intervention, psychotropic assessment and psychological evaluations. Mental health counseling is also available to CCC-O inmates in the local community.

Library: The Community Corrections Center-Omaha maintains an assortment of books in its dayroom area for recreational reading. Legal library services are available at the Klutznick Law Library on the Creighton University campus.

In-Service Training: The CCC-O and the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) share the services of the OCC Training Department. Training is provided for staff in firearms, first aid, CPR, emergency plans, administrative enhancements, and other relevant subjects meeting all ACA requirements. The objective of the required training is to ensure that staff members remain proficient in the areas necessary for an effective and efficient operation. Staff members receive a minimum of 40 hours service training annually. The Community Corrections Center-Omaha encourages its staff members to continue their education and attend seminars, conferences and training that enhances their personal development.

Food Service: The Food Service Department’s staff consists of a Food Service Director, Food Service Manager and Food Service Specialists. A registered dietician regularly reviews and assists in the preparation of the Department of Corrections Services master menu. The master menu follows a five-week cycle designed to meet all nutritional, medical, and religious needs or requirements of the inmate population.

Maintenance: There is two (2) full time maintenance staff assigned to CCC-O who are dedicated to the maintenance of the facility and grounds. A small number of inmates are assigned to a work detail position that performs general maintenance such as unplugging drains, drywall repair, painting, light replacement and maintaining the facility grounds. Work orders are submitted to the maintenance supervisor when repairs require experience or expertise beyond the ability of our work detail inmates.

Canteen System: The Community Corrections Center-Omaha does not operate an inmate canteen. Inmates assigned to the facility utilize a local convenience store, which is a short distance from the facility and local stores and vendors in the community to purchase hygiene products, instant beverages and snack items. Inmates may also purchase snacks and drinks from the vending machines that are located in the commons, lobby and dayroom areas of the facility.

Religious Services: The Community Corrections Center-Omaha and the OCC share the services of the OCC Religious Coordinator. Inmates assigned to the facility may utilize passes up to twenty (20) hours per month to attend worship services of their faith in the local community.

Education: The Community Corrections Center-Omaha and the OCC share the services of a department GED instructor. An instructor is available within the institution to tutor inmates and assists them in preparing to obtain their GED. In addition to ABE/GED assistance, the Community Corrections Center-Omaha manages educational release and part-time educational release programs. Inmates participating in either form of educational release attend courses at local universities, community colleges, and vocational or technical schools.

Debit Card / Money: All inmates assigned to the CCC-O will be issued a prepaid debit card within a few days of their arrival to the facility. The card will be issued in the inmate’s committed name and inmate identification number. The inmate debit card will be the primary means for inmates to access approved funds for spending purposes. Inmate funds will be transferred once per week from the inmates’ institutional account to the debit card account. The prepaid debit card works similar to a credit card but allows the owner of the card to only spend funds up to the amount available on their card account. The balance will decrease as funds are spent or withdrawn from an automated teller machine (ATM). This card does not have a credit line available. The prepaid debit card has been restricted to certain merchant codes and vendors.

Volunteer / Sponsor Program: The Department encourages citizen involvement and volunteer programs in all of its correctional institutions and program areas. A citizen involvement and volunteer program can provide helpful services in a wide variety of offender programs. The volunteer / sponsor services program was developed to provide community custody inmates with the opportunity to experience personal growth and make positive progress toward their release through contact and association with individuals and organizations in the community. Volunteer / sponsors can assist offenders by providing a means of expanding activities and services for them. The program utilizes non-paid personnel to support inmate activities in the community by providing transportation for those inmates into the community for the purpose of sponsoring them on:

• Personal needs passes
• Religious passes
• Programming passes
• Job seeking passes and
• Daytime furloughs

No employee of the department may serve as a sponsor for inmates within the agency without the approval of the director. Rules for the protection of staff, volunteers and the inmate population and the orderly operation of the institutions that have been established will be followed.