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Teammates make a difference through process redesign

October 17, 2019

Teammates from across various departments and facilities come together with Process Improvement Coordinators to lend different perspectives and form project teams. During the Improve (I) phase of the Lean-Six-Sigma DMAIC methodology, teammates begin to create potential solutions to the problems discovered in the previous phases. The team identifies the non-value added activity, and sets new goals for the new process by pushing past the old way of thinking and radically altering how the process works. #COEMonthRead more

TSCI Substance Abuse Unit looks for new coping strategies

October 16, 2019

Flexibility in Recovery is a yoga-based program designed by incarcerated individuals to provide the opportunity to see the world from whole new angles – literally! Where a focus on challenging themselves, creating balanced lifestyle, and breathing techniques, leads them to positive self-image and personal accomplishment. These gentlemen have voluntarily dedicated themselves, week after week, to improving their body, mind and soul. They truly have found a new enthusiasm for sober living! Namaste!Read more

NDCS at Milford Job Fair

October 15, 2019

Come talk to us at the Milford Job Fair this Thursday from 11AM - 1PM!

#werehiring #$3000bonus #keeppeoplesafeRead more

Teammates suit up for gameday

October 11, 2019

Who are you rooting for this weekend? Our teammates are geared up. #gameday #huskers #gobigred #footballRead more

Meet the Process Improvement Team

October 10, 2019

October is Operational Excellence Month. Pictured is the NCDS Process Improvement team consisting of Taylor Jones, Eric Kasik, Eric Spry and Inna Karpyuk. 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. #COEMonthRead more

Produce abounds at WEC

October 8, 2019

The garden at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook, NE, has had a bountiful harvest this year. Corporal Deb Swanson, with the help of 3 incarcerated men, planted a wide variety of produce including corn, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkins, potatoes, carrots, onion, chives and rhubarb. The produce gets put to use in the kitchen for special recipes like fried zucchini, cucumber salad and rhubarb crisp.Read more

Women enjoy evening of music and support

October 7, 2019

The Foto Sisters provided an enjoyable and uplifting concert to the female population at CCC-L on Friday, September 27. Approximately 30 women attended the event in the men’s dining room. Jarell Roach was the MC for the evening and provided demonstrations about support systems and healthy relationships, as well as praying with those in attendance.Read more

Warden Charlie West ready to "take it easy"

October 4, 2019

For more than four decades, Warden Charlie West has been an instrumental part of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Today, he retires.

West started his career out as a correctional officer in 1977. That’s the same year of the New York City blackout and the year Elvis Presley died. The average cost of a new house was $49,300 and a gallon of Gas was 65 cents. It was a different time then, but one full of endless possibilities for West.

“Looking back on my 42 years here at NDCS, it’s been good,” said West. “I’ve seen a lot of good changes, especially with programming for the incarcerated...Read more

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