Facility Maintenance Specialist McVean works with the women at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women four nights a week teaching them construction classes and working on with them on various projects around the facility. “In the last four months, these ladies have accomplished a lot of work in maintenance,” said McVean.

The first large project they tackled was cleaning the barn. In less than a week, they organized it, cleaned both floors, built shelving units and carried out every piece of trash. They also removed and installed new vinyl composite tile flooring in the canteen, helped install carpet in administration...Read more

Governor Pete Ricketts wrote a column today focusing on NDCS.

Here's a small part of it along with a picture of the first group of men at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook who received their state IDs.

"...As part of our reentry strategy, NDCS has partnered with the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on a joint venture to provide persons housed at NDCS facilities with a state ID card or driver’s license prior to release. A mobile licensing unit from the DMV regularly visits secure facilities at NDCS to issue the cards. Having a valid ID removes a key barrier to successful reentry by enabling individuals to...Read more

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Unit Case Manager Michael Arthur

Working at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) is something Case Manager Arthur is proud of. He’s devoted 40 years of service to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and said he’s always interested in helping the men who live at the facility. “I enjoy the different kinds of people. There’s never a dull day. I like that.”

Arthur talked about what his typical day is like. He focuses on his number one priority to get each person living at the facility into the least restrictive environment. “I steer our incarcerated population into the...Read more