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Special committee releases final report on Nebraska Corrections
By klkntv.com- Camila Orti
Published: 12/17/2014

After six months of hearings and investigative work, a committee of lawmakers has released their findings on the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.

The 62-page report looks into issues within the department, including the release of killer Nikko Jenkins, prison overcrowding and the illegal miscalculation of hundreds of inmate sentences. The committee, made up of seven senators, met to discuss their final thoughts at a news conference Monday morning. The group was initially established this past summer to examine Jenkins' incarceration and release.

"Almost every one of the problems that we looked at, besides Jenkins, go back to overcrowding," Committee chair Sen. Steve Lathrop said.

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