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| Senators hear the clock is ticking on addressing prison problems |
| By journalstar.com- JoAnne Young |
| Published: 02/26/2016 |
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No answers surfaced Thursday evening to questions on prison crowding that have been vexing the state for at least several years. Despite three hours of asking questions and listening for answers on what the Legislature can do about staffing shortages, mental and physical health needs of prisoners, low morale among corrections officers and serious threats of lawsuits from ACLU Nebraska, some senators on the Judiciary and Appropriations committees came away with the same old frustrations they've been expressing. Prisons Director Scott Frakes has asked the Legislature for $30 million, most of it to expand and renovate the Community Corrections Center of Lincoln to add 148 beds for low-security women. Read More. |
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