Few may realize, that contractors and outside vendors help service the Nebraska State Penitentiary throughout the day. A recent effort by the NDCS Process Improvement Team led to improved communication and greater efficiency with those entities.

Initially, the various stakeholders spent time working together to understand each other’s perspective. The team also brainstormed solutions to create a better point-of-entry process at the facility, that also helped maintain security. Speaking about the team meeting aspect of the project, Sergeant Keith Elliot said, “It was a good forum for people to talk about their role in the...Read more

NDCS is fortunate to have great community support -- people who recognize the hard work carried out by our 2100+ teammates. Burlington Capital in Omaha is in that category. Just recently, they donated pen and pad sets to staff members, simply as a 'thank you.' We thank them as well.

The sets were handed out to team members in all facilities. At Central Office, members of the Process Improvement Team joined up with Employee Development and Engagement to make the deliveries.

Thank you again Burlington Capital for being a supporter of NDCS!

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Congratulations to Supervisory Sergeant Brock Juracek for being selected as the 2019 Employee of the Year for the Operations Division at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). Juracek began his career with NDCS in May 2017 as an intern and then moved to full time status in March 2019. Juracek consistently exhibits professionalism, dependability and attention to detail. His fellow teammates and supervisors know they can rely on him to complete any assigned detail with little to no supervision. His experience has provided him with a well-rounded knowledge of the facility, allowing him to work all posts, including duties as an...Read more