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CCC-L women's unit receives design award

October 7, 2021

It’s #throwbackthursday and we’re looking back to 2019 when the new 160-bed female living unit at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L) opened, providing a safe facility for women to positively transition back into our community.

Recently, Brad Hall and team received the Dewberry Justice Segment’s award for the CCC-L expansion design. They also won the highly competitive internal Chairman’s Award for Innovation, which recognizes a creative project that has made a difference in the community.

In his acceptance presentation, Brad highlighted the trauma-informed approach to the facility, its focus on...Read more

Center of Operational Excellence Month: Process Improvement spotlight

October 6, 2021

October is Center of Operational Excellence (COE) Month and today we're putting a spotlight on the NDCS Process Improvement Team: Shaun Grantski, Andrew Spady, Eric Kasik, Eric Spry and Alyssa Payton. They are currently working on multiple projects to create engagement, add value and give people a voice by using Lean Six Sigma methodology and customer-focused efforts to bring about positive change.

Keep an eye out for NDCS teammate success stories and continuous process improvement achievements that we will be sharing throughout October in celebration of COE Month. #CenterofOperationalExcellence #COEMonthRead more

Class 1221 graduates

October 5, 2021

Congratulations to the newest NDCS teammates! Class 1221 graduated from the Staff Training Academy yesterday. Welcome! #KeepPeopleSafeRead more

University of Nebraska - Kearney career fair

October 4, 2021

Join Us! NDCS will be in Kearney tomorrow - October 5th for an In-Person job fair hosted by the University of Nebraska - Kearney at their career center. Be there! https://corrections.nebraska.gov/careers #NDCSjobs #Nurses #psycology #socialworker #criminaljustice #correctionsRead more

Southeast Community College career fair

October 3, 2021

Join us! NDCS will be hosting a medical career fair at the Southeast Community College Beatrice Campus located at 4771 W Scott Road, tomorrow from 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. For information about all of our open positions visit our website here: https://corrections.nebraska.gov/careers #CareerFairRead more

NCCW and OCC events inspire hope

October 1, 2021

Breaking in a wild horse is no easy task. It takes time, dedication, patience and most of all, compassion. Recently, men and women at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) and Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) had the chance to see first-hand the challenges—and rewards—that come from working with horses.

Riding High Ministries partnered with Prison Fellowship to present a once-in-a-lifetime event for the men and women at NCCW and OCC. Founded by Todd and Leslie Pierce in 2002, Riding High Ministries is a faith-based organization that uses the live demonstration to illustrate the powerful relationship that...Read more

NDCS staff members honored at Annual Awards ceremony

September 29, 2021

If you know the folks in these photos, by all means, give them a shout out! They were among NDCS staff members honored at last week’s Annual Awards ceremony.

In the weeks to come, we will be highlighting each of them. We are honored to have amazing talent among our ranks. Please help us celebrate the achievements of all our 2021 award winners.

You can find the complete list here:https://corrections.nebraska.gov/ndcs-teammates-honored-outstanding-service-0 #MakeADifference #KeepPeopleSafeRead more

Leadership Academy cohort graduates

September 28, 2021

All the way up at the front of the room… that’s Lindsey Carter talking to a full house at the graduation ceremony for the latest NDCS Leadership Academy.

The week-long program is tailored to those who supervise. Lindsey has done an excellent job of revamping the class to include topics like: What Makes a Good Leader?, Emotional Intelligence, 7 Habits for Managers, Clifton Strengths, How to Have Difficult Conversations and much more.

NDCS is driven to develop leaders from the ground up. We look forward to the contributions these 21 class members will make in their facilities and program areas. #MakeADifferenceRead more

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