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Video: Be a part of our team

January 23, 2020

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services offers MORE than what you see from the outside.

Career opportunities along with a dedication to keep people safe and to our community are just a few reasons why we're proud to serve Nebraska.

#KeepPeopleSafe #Teammates #WereHiring

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Poetry Slam brings in big crowd at Lincoln Correctional Center

January 22, 2020

KETV NewsWatch 7 highlighted the Poetry Slam at the Lincoln Correctional Center this week.

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NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Detail Corporal finds rewarding career at LCC

January 17, 2020

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Family means different things to different people. To Detail Corporal Joshua Decker, corrections is a big part of his own family. “It doesn’t matter if you work in security, the kitchen, maintenance, canteen or anywhere else in the facility. We all work together to keep fellow Nebraskans safe.”

Before stepping into his career at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), Decker worked at Jiffy Lube. He has always had a knack for fixing things. Once he got his foot in the door as an officer, Decker then made the move to detail corporal. “I was attracted to the benefits and was...Read more

RISE begins sixth program to assist with reentry at NSP

January 16, 2020

RISE kicked off its sixth cohort at the Nebraska State Penitentiary!

Incarcerated individuals take this program to prepare and train for each phase of reentering the community through intensive character development, employment readiness, job creation through entrepreneurship and case management.

RISE also assists in educating people in the community about the incarcerated population and can assist in connecting and healing families, create employment pathways and lower recidivism.

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Teammates meet newest batch of puppies

January 15, 2020

Teammates had the opportunity to socialize with five of the newest puppies heading to the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women for basic obedience training, thanks to Domesti-PUPS. These eight-week old cuties were from all from the same litter of bernadoodles, a mix between Bernese mountain dog and poodle. #puppies #funatworkRead more

NDCS facilities and CSI earn re-accreditation to keep people safe

January 14, 2020

Congratulations to the Omaha Correctional Center, Diagnostic and Evaluation Center, Community Corrections Center-Omaha and the Cornhusker State Industries for earning re-accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA).

NDCS is the 10th corrections system in the nation to be 100% accredited by ACA, thereby earning the prestigious Golden Eagle Award.

The American Correctional Association (ACA) is a private, non-profit, non-governmental trade association and accrediting body for the corrections industry, the oldest and largest such association in the world.

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NDCS will be at Fairbury Job Fair

January 13, 2020

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NCCW program facilitators work hard to impact communities

January 13, 2020

The Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) is giving a big thank you to its Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Thinking for a Change (T4C) facilitators! These individuals are going beyond the call of duty to assist in growing the programs and are focused on making them the best they can be. Their dedication, perseverance and passion have directly impacted the safety of our communities.

Big thank you's to Diane Brune and Rocki Roth for their long-standing dedication to the programs as well. Ms. Brune has been teaching MRT since the beginning, and Unit Case Manager Roth has taught T4C since it began at NCCW. Their...Read more

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