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LCC graduates T4C class

March 25, 2020

Lincoln Correctional Center is proud of these men for graduating their Thinking for a Change (T4C) class together. Each person was able to overcome personal barriers to achieve their goals in the class. Congrats!

Thank you to our T4C instructors for your determination and efforts in assisting this group and supplying them with positive reinforcement and new ways of thinking. #programming #goalsetting #NDCS

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NDCS teammate assists with major financial gift to Lincoln families

March 24, 2020

Cornhusker State Industries (CSI) Sales Representative Matt Zier has worked at NDCS for the last 23 years. He started out as an officer at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, promoted to corporal, sergeant, CSI laundry and now CSI sales. He has dedicated his career to helping others and is a part of the Lancaster Masonic Lodge #54 that is helping Lincoln families during a time of many uncertainties.

"This was a group effort to make this happen to support our community. As Master of our Lodge, I present the Lodge with opportunities to provide charitable relief. This particular donation was on my list for the year to address...Read more

NCCW trained pup offers life-saving aid

March 23, 2020

The Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) recently named Marvel its hero of the week. Marvel was trained by the women at NCCW and later by men at another facility. The dog’s training paid off in a big way as he provided life-saving assistance to his new owner, Josef. Josef suffered a grand mal seizure while outside at school. He fell face down in the snow where there was limited visibility and couldn’t be seen by others. Marvel nudged Josef’s face to the side, opening his airway allowing him to breathe and then paced in circles while barking, drawing the other students’ attention. Two students came to Josef’s aid and...Read more

NDCS Director Frakes gives coronavirus (COVID-19) update

March 18, 2020

Attention friends and family members of those incarcerated in NDCS:

With the closure of visiting and most volunteer activities, I know you are concerned about what’s going on with the people you care about in NDCS. The attached video will be shown on the TV systems of all the prisons by tomorrow. It may answer some of your questions, and at least it will let you know we are focused on taking care of the people in our system. As I mentioned, telephone call time is being expanded to two hours a day. We have our provider working on video visiting, but that not will happen quickly. We will be looking at other ways to...Read more

Video: NDCS honor guard impacts team and community

March 17, 2020

No matter what comes our way, the NDCS Honor Guard is here to support those in need.

This team represents the agency with dignity and pride.

We thank you for what you do.

PS: The last 10 seconds might make you smile. :)

Watch this video HERE .

#KeepPeopleSafe #NDCSWorkFamily #HonorGuard

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Father and son work together at TSCI

March 16, 2020

Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) Religious Coordinator Mike Carr started at NDCS in 2009 as a recreation specialist.

Since then, he promoted to unit case manager and now, religious coordinator.

Exactly 10 years later, his son, Ryan, began his own career at TSCI as a recreation specialist.

We just had to share this great picture of the two!

Welcome to the NDCS family!

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Teammates wish Hunzeker well in retirement

March 13, 2020

Teammates wished Inmate Accounting Supervisor Bruce Hunzeker well last week as he headed into retirement after 42 years of service to the state of Nebraska. “He was a great leader,” said Kara Martin, accountant and acting inmate accounting supervisor. “The extent of knowledge he took with him will be missed. When we had policy questions, he was who we turned to. He had great integrity and held others to that same standard.”Read more

Group focusing on change graduates

March 12, 2020

Congratulations to these men who graduated from Thinking for a Change (T4C) program at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Thinking for a Change is a high-level cognitive behavioral program developed by the National Institute of Corrections. The program uses role playing to concentrate on changing the criminogenic thinking of offenders and addresses attitudes, behavior, family, friends and aggression.

Thank you to T4C instructors, Unit Case Manager Matthew Rathje and Librarian Tom Pfeifer for being committed to doing quality work and keeping people safe. #KeepPeopleSafe #NDCSProgramming

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