Seven incarcerated individuals from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L), volunteered at the Lincoln Indian Center on July 14th, 21st and 22nd. The men helped to rebuild their Pow Wow area, which includes their stage and bench seating area.Read more

Incarcerated individuals at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) were given the opportunity to attend a presentation by Tom Zoucha, a retired Sergeant from the Omaha Police Department on July 26. Sergeant Zoucha provided insight and examples from his thirty years of experience on the police force in order to demonstrate ways for individuals to improve communication and interactions with law enforcement and to make those encounters less stressful. Sixty-three incarcerated women attended the presentation by Sergeant Zoucha, who brought great enthusiasm and humor to a sensitive topic.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Religious Coordinator Chuck Glenn works on paperwork at Central Office. Glenn has has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since 2007. His main job duties include tracking incarcerated individuals’ religious preferences and dealing with religious-related issues department-wide. Glenn earned his Doctorate of Theology in May, but said he couldn’t have done it on his own. “It was a team effort,” Glenn said. “I couldn’t have finished this process without the help from all of my NDCS colleagues and the Lord’s guiding hand.” #NDCSTeamMemberSpotlightRead more