On May 15, Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) Staff Activities Committee hosted its annual BBQ. Staff activities members and executive staff grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for all three shifts. This was held in conjunction with Correctional Staff Month and to honor all staff for their hard work, dedication, sacrifice.Read more

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Unit Case Worker Andrea Clark posts on incentive list on a housing unit at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF). Clark has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since 2016. Her main duties include running a housing unit, responding to population requests, conducting security checks and logging movement. “I feel like this is the target age group when people can actually change,” Clark said. “Some of these guys don’t have family. That’s why I try to be a positive role model and show kindness and respect.” #NDCSTeamMemberSpotlightRead more

The Community Justice Center (CJC) completed its 69th Nebraska State Penitentiary (Veterans Unit) “Restorative Justice - Victims Impact/Empathy (Life Skills) Class” on May 22. Eighty eight percent of class participants rated the class Excellent! With seventy percent showing some level of empathy and/or insight in the effects their actions on their victims/community. One individual who participated in the class said, “I now understand the depth of the negative impact of my crime and learned about “Emotional Hygiene” the $1,000,000 Check." With another participant saying, “It answered my question about what is Restorative Justice...Read more