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NDCS facilities complete "Train the Trainer" courses offered by Labor Department
By kios.org- Deborah (Van Fleet) Newcombe
Published: 05/15/2017

The Nebraska Department of Labor recently trained twenty Nebraska Department of Corrections (NDCS) employees from across the state in a train-the-trainer program.

The participants will train others at their facilities who focus on helping incarcerated individuals prepare to return to the workforce when released.

Grace Sankey-Berman, Reentry Administrator for NDCS, says that employment is a “major stabilizing factor” for people leaving prison, and that it can greatly reduce recidivism.

She says Nebraska’s low unemployment rate means some employers are more than willing to give people leaving prison a chance, which she says can help more than just the individual and the employer.

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