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| Nebraska trying to improve prisons, but problems persist |
| By netnebraska.org- Fred Knapp |
| Published: 06/13/2016 |
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By the end of 2014, Nebraska’s prisons had been in the news a lot: Hundreds of prisoners were released too early. Nikko Jenkins, released on time but directly out of solitary, killed four people. And the state’s prisons were holding nearly 60 percent more people than they were designed to hold. Gov. Pete Ricketts took office promising to get the prison system back on track. He appointed Scott Frakes, then deputy director of prisons in Washington state, to get the job done. Frakes has been on the job almost a year and half now. How does he think it’s going? “We’re continuing to make progress,” he said, pointing to things like legislative approval of a $27 million, 148-bed expansion of the Community Correctional Center in Lincoln, a work-release facility. At the same time, Frakes acknowledges overcrowding continues to be a problem. Read More. |
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