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| Ombudsman questions Corrections proposal for expansion of Lincoln prison |
| By journalstar.com- JoAnne Young |
| Published: 01/22/2016 |
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State Ombudsman Marshall Lux is pleading the case for the Department of Correctional Services to find a remedy for prison crowding sooner -- not later. Lux, whose office in part serves as a liaison between the prisons and the Legislature, said the crowding at the male prisons has reached a critical point. In a memorandum he sent to Sen. Heath Mello, chairman of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee, Lux questioned a proposal by the department to use $26 million to expand Lincoln's Community Corrections Center by 148 beds for women. In turn, prison officials have said that would free up beds for men in other prisons. In community corrections facilities, inmates spend a portion of their time at jobs in the community to get them ready for parole or release. Nebraska's prison system has a need not only to reduce crowding but also for community custody beds, officials have said. Read More. |
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