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Senators: Prison escape highlights broader problems
By yorknewstimes.com
Published: 06/17/2016

LINCOLN — The escape of two dangerous inmates from a Nebraska prison highlights larger problems in the corrections department that have not been addressed, lawmakers said Thursday as they called on Gov. Pete Ricketts to approve emergency funding to hire more guards.

Members of a legislative oversight committee sent the letter after a hearing that focused on recurring problems in the Department of Correctional Services.

“I think this is one of the symptoms of a stressed system,” said Sen. Kate Bolz of Lincoln.

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