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| Legislature takes first steps on corrections reform, but work remains |
| By fremonttribune.com- Zach Pluhacek & Don Walton |
| Published: 05/22/2015 |
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Two measures aimed at addressing concerns with Nebraska's prisons and criminal justice system passed with overwhelming support from state lawmakers on Thursday. The first bill (LB598), which passed 47-0, takes aim at what happens behind bars, boosting oversight of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, restricting prisons’ use of solitary confinement and other forms of segregation, and giving more independence to the state parole board. The other measure (LB605), which passed 45-0, would expand the use of probation for people convicted of low-level offenses, and expand and improve supervision of inmates upon their release in an attempt to reduce the number of people who return to crime after leaving prison. Read More. |
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