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Accepting Applications: Vocational and Life Skills (VLS) partners

February 23, 2023

Skills training, job seeking, housing, community support….these are resources that set individuals up for success as they reenter the community. Our…

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  • Central Office (CO)
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NDCS goes to Washburn University

February 22, 2023

NDCS is on the road! Last week Training Specialist (TS) Miller from the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) traveled to Washburn…

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  • Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI)
  • Reception and Treatment Center (RTC)
  • Omaha Correctional Center - (OCC)
  • Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP)
  • Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF)
  • Nebraska Correctional Center for Women - NCCW
  • Community Corrections Center - Omaha (CCC-O)
  • Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (CCC-L)
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NDCS announces call for VLS grant applications

February 22, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-21) CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov…

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  • Central Office (CO)
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Multiple NDCS facilities receive ACA re-accreditation

February 21, 2023

For more than 150 years, the American Correctional Association (ACA) has championed the cause of corrections and correctional effectiveness. At NDCS…

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  • Reception and Treatment Center (RTC)
  • Omaha Correctional Center - (OCC)
  • Community Corrections Center - Omaha (CCC-O)
  • Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (CCC-L)
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RTC inmate death

February 19, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-18) CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov…

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Missing inmate back in custody

February 19, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-19) CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov…

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  • Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (CCC-L)
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Inmate missing from community corrections facility

February 19, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-20) CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov…

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  • Community Corrections Center - Omaha (CCC-O)
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Class 123: Week 4

February 17, 2023

Class 123 is completing week four of pre-service training, and as we follow along with this group it seems fitting to give a shout out to the…

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Inmate missing from community correctional facility

February 17, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-17) CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov…

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Reentry Roundtable

February 16, 2023

Transitional living provides a supportive environment where individuals can concentrate on the things that will ultimately lead to becoming self-…

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  • Omaha Correctional Center - (OCC)
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