NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

NOTICE OF SECOND PUBLIC HEARING

December 27, 2021

10:00 a.m. Central Time

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Central Office

801 West Prospector Place, Building 1, Lincoln, Nebraska  68509

Conference Room Lower Level

The purpose of this hearing is to receive additional comments on proposed changes to Title 72, Chapter 1 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Restrictive Housing. This Chapter establishes regulations surrounding the use of restrictive housing within NDCS to ensure such housing will be utilized in the least restrictive manner for the least amount of time consistent with the safety and security of staff, inmates and the facility. The proposed changes remove unnecessary language, address restrictions on the use of restrictive housing for vulnerable populations as prescribed under LB686 (2019), and update terminology. There is no expected fiscal impact on state agencies, political subdivisions, or persons being regulated.

Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-173.03(2) and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-907.

All interested persons are invited to attend and make oral or written comments at the hearing. Interested persons may also submit written comments, which will be made part of the record if received prior to the hearing, to:  NDCS General Counsel, PO Box 94661, Lincoln, NE 68509-4661 or ryan.gilbride@nebraska.gov.

A copy of the proposed changes is available from the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations/Licensing Division, Room 1305, State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska  68509 and online at http://www.sos.ne.gov.

If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the hearing please contact Ryan Gilbride at (402) 479-5735 or email ryan.gilbride@nebraska.gov to request such accommodation at least 14 days prior to the hearing.