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NDCS Encourages Employees to Donate Blood

March 11, 2019

Every 2 seconds, someone is in need of a blood donation.

By the time it takes someone to read this post, more than thirty people will be in need of blood.

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is partnering with the Nebraska Community Blood Bank to encourage employees of NDCS to give blood on March 18th, 2019.

The event will be held at the Lincoln Regional Center from 1:00 to 4:30 PM.

Blood supplies are critically low due to the recent winter weather, according to the Nebraska Community Blood Bank.

All blood types are needed for donation!

However, the blood types that...Read more

Pre-Service Class 119 graduates from Staff Training Academy

March 7, 2019

Friends, families, and colleagues gathered around the Nebraska Staff Training Academy on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 to celebrate pre-service class 119’s completion of their six week training.

The graduating class was filled with diverse fields from Corporals and Caseworkers to Registered Nurses and Accounting Clerks.

Class 119 was lead by training instructors M. Bean and G. Cook.

This group of new employees will join the growing ranks of NDCS personnel to continue to help uphold the department’s mission: Keep people safe.

Congrats to class 119! We wish them all the best in their new careers.Read more

Fremont man helps lead Kairos Prison Ministry in Nebraska

March 6, 2019

NDCS is so grateful for our volunteers who dedicate hours and hours of their time to help rehabilitate Nebraska's incarcerated population. Their work truly makes a difference and sends better individuals back out to become productive citizens.

Thank you Fremont Tribune for telling this wonderful story and Lincoln Journal Star for sharing it as well.

Read story here: Fremont man helps lead Kairos...Read more

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: John Kowalski

March 5, 2019

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: John Kowalski

Thanks to the hard work of Facilities Maintenance Leader (FML) John Kowalski, Community Corrections Center Omaha (CCCO) remains in good repair, regardless of the season.

Kowalski has been with NDCS for more than 10 years, starting as a Corporal at the Youth Regional Center. He has been taking care of the building and grounds of CCCO since 2016.

Kowalski’s supervisor, Assistant Warden David Erickson, commended Kowalski for his hard work and reliability.

“CCCO was built back in 1985,” said Erickson. “Kowalski does an amazing job constantly tackling issues to...Read more

College scholarship available to children of NDCS employees

February 28, 2019

The Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) is currently accepting scholarship applications from children of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services employees now through March 31, 2019. Scholarship amounts offered are $1,500 for undergraduate students, $1,500 for graduate students, and $750 for individuals who in a prior year had received either a $1,000 or $1,500 scholarship.

Since 2004, the ASCA has offered scholarships to children of correctional services employees across the nation. The Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship is named in honor of Susan Hunter, former Chief of the Prisons...Read more

Changes to DEC visiting beginning March 6

February 27, 2019

Visiting sessions for Diagnostics and Evaluations (DEC) inmates will take place at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) visiting room beginning March 6, 2019. Incarcerated individuals will still be allowed one visit per week. Available visiting sessions will be according to incarcerated individuals' housing unit.

Visitors for incarcerated individuals assigned to DEC hospital will be processed at LCC and then go to DEC for the visit.

All visitors will be subject to LCC visiting procedures. Please note changes to hours and policies as outlined on our website and in the flyer attached (click on picture to enlarge...Read more

CJC completes 7th Restorative Justice class

February 26, 2019

Thanks to the Community Justice Center (CJC) for offering its 7th series of three 90-minute “Emotional Hygiene/Anger” sessions. Thirty-four men at NDCS Diagnostic and Evaluation Center in Lincoln successfully completed the course. The course aims to explore the root of emotions, accountability, responsibility, and management of those areas.

Of the 34 participants, 94 percent rated the sessions as excellent, and 59 percent cited having gained insight into their emotional hygiene and the three sources of anger.

One participant reflected, “Because even today I could have used my understanding of emotional hygiene to...Read more

Incarcerated Men at CCCL Begin Construction-Focused Course

February 25, 2019

Gaining hands-on experience to develop new skill sets to use after serving time in Nebraska’s correctional facilities, incarcerated individuals at the Community Corrections Center of Lincoln begin their journey to an Electrical Apprenticeship this fall and to new career opportunities upon release.

The Community Corrections Center of Lincoln launched the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCR) Core curriculum’s 12-week program. This program educates incarcerated individuals on a variety of construction-focused topics.

Within the set curriculum, students are taught things like basic safety,...Read more

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