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| Strategic plan for Nebraska prisons raises questions |
| By netnebraska.org- Fred Knapp |
| Published: 11/19/2015 |
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Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes‘ strategic plan covers a lot of subjects. One of the most talked about is increasing capacity; the state’s prisons hold 56 percent more people than they were designed to hold. Frakes says prisons have to have enough space for inmates, not only to sleep, but to eat, attend classes, and recreate. “We can create facilities that provide a good overall quality of life and that are safe to operate – safe for the people that live there; I’ll say as important – more importantly – as safe for the staff that operate those facilities,” Frakes said. There’s no new prison in the strategic plan. But Frakes does want to spend $26 million to add 160 new beds at the Lincoln Community Corrections Center. That is a facility where prisoners on work release or similar programs spend the night – a level of supervision Frakes and many legislators say Nebraska needs to expand. Frakes says approaches like that will save money. Read More. |
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