The Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) currently has 14 teammates who have served or serve in the military. NCYF executives created a bulletin board as a small token of their appreciation. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to serve both the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and our country.Read more

Fourteen incarcerated men at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) graduated from the Associated Builders and Contractor (ABC) National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) CORE Curriculum course on Jan. 17. This 16-week course was the third and final course that ABC offered for this cohort at TSCI. All 14 students have now completed 18 months of ABC construction courses, which included the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Certification, OSHA General Industry Certification and Applied Construction Math. "This was a huge commitment," TSCI Associate Warden April...Read more

The Inner Circle Group and Ambassadors at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) held a reentry fair on Nov. 29. Educational, transitional living and job skill resources were made available to approximately 100 participants. This helped the incarcerated individuals develop future plans and feel a sense of hope by familiarizing themselves with community resources. The Inner Circle group at LCC is comprised of nine core members who created the group to educate their peers on community resources. They stress the importance of creating a working plan to reenter society and to lead themselves down a healthier path during incarceration...Read more