Today, Warden Michele Capps brought together a group of Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) and other Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) team members to address inmate movement in the facility.

The team mapped out the various times that people are moving from one location to another on any given day. Each “sticky note” on the map in the photos represents movement of one or more people from one area to another, such as work locations, programming, medical, etc., between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The team employed the talents of the process improvement coordinators and the LeanSixSigma methodology in a...Read more

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Unit Case Manager Aaron Bliven enjoys some nachos at the Employee Activity Committee’s tailgate day at the Community Corrections Center-Omaha. Bliven recently returned to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and has been at CCC-O since August. Aaron previously worked at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC) in 2014, at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) in 2015 and at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) in 2017. His main job duties include supervising team members and incarcerated individuals. "I enjoy my job because I work with great people and I do feel that I make a...Read more

Unit Case Manager Michael Latka graduated from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Leadership Academy in May, and recently turned his proposed action plan into a reality. Latka recognized the need to improve training room resources at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC). He leveraged the resources and connections he made through the leadership academy and stuck with the project, recently commissioning Cornhusker State Industries (CSI) to produce 32 new tables and 72 new chairs. Great work!Read more