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CJC completes 84th Restorative Justice class at NCCW

April 12, 2018

The Community Justice Center (CJC) completed its 84th Restorative Justice “Victims Impact/Empathy/Life Skills Class” at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) on April 4. Sixty-seven percent of participants said they gained insight into the effects their actions had on their victims and communities. “It helped me see how my behaviors affected everybody involved," one participant said.Read more

NDCS partners with NDOL for job fair

April 12, 2018

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) representatives will be available at a job fair in Seward on Tuesday, April 17. See you there!Read more

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Michael Edison

April 11, 2018

IN THE SPOTLIGHT:

Personnel Manager Michael Edison works alongside another team member at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP).

Edison has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since 1998, when he started as an officer. Since then, he has promoted to corporal, became the disciplinary committee coordinator for NSP, and promoted to unit manager before accepting his current role as personnel manager.

Edison said he knew from the start that working for NDCS would be a career for him, as visions of being a warden someday danced in his head. He has not given up on that long ago...Read more

TSCI team members donate blood to American Red Cross

April 10, 2018

Ten Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) team members donated blood to the American Red Cross on April 2. Thank you for your generous donations!Read more

NDCS Honor Guard to host golf tournament

April 10, 2018

Support the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services' Honor Guard in a golf tournament on Sunday, May 6!Read more

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Rob Kocks

April 9, 2018

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Reentry Specialist Rob Kocks meets with an incarcerated individual to discuss his reentry plan at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC). Kocks has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since 2016. His main job duties include conducting various levels of reentry meetings, attending parole hearings and reviews and working collaboratively with the Parole Board, Office of Parole, Probation Administration, Vocational and Life Skills partners and community outreach organizations. “Our primary goal is to prepare offenders for their reentry in to the community so that they don’t re-offend,”...Read more

NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Courtney Hays

April 6, 2018

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Courtney Hays, assistant to the deputy warden, processes paperwork at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC). Hays has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since 2017. Her main duties include assisting the deputy warden, major and unit administrator with classification, documentation, correspondence and numerous other administrative duties. “I enjoy the learning opportunities offered through training and from other team members,” Hays said. “I also love that NDCS supports continuing education of its team members.” #NDCSTEamMemberSpotlightRead more

NSP holds NASCA symposium

April 5, 2018

The Nebraska State Penitentiary's (NSP) Native American Spiritual and Cultural Association (NASCA) held their annual symposium on March 26. "This evening's porgram is about renewal," Association Vice President Ron (Sun Bear) Dubray said. "We try to pass on to others through teachings." Association President Michael Sims noted that there are over 350 federally recognized tribes in the Unite States. The group performed an intertribal dance to unit all tribes. "We have a set of goals to show our family that we are growing," Sims said. "It's a way to restore our community's health."Read more

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