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The Salvage Project performed two concerts in the religious center at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) on Sept. 25. Founded by band leader Jeromy Darling, the group says their mission is "to re-purpose forgotten people and broken lives through music and stories that transmit the saving power and grace of Jesus Christ."Read more

The Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) hosted a program called Inner Circle/Winner Circle on Oct. 2. Three individuals who were previously incarcerated at NCYF came in to speak with the current NCYF population. Two are currently in Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) community corrections centers and one is on parole. The goal of the Inner Circle/Winner Circle program is to allow individuals to share their journey through the NDCS system with the NCYF population. Additionally, participants talk about what they wish they would have done to better prepare themselves for community corrections centers and...Read more

The Nebraska Legislature held a committee informal hearing on Reentry and Vocational and Life Skills (VLS) services at the Nebraska State Capitol yesterday. Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) Case Manager Rowan Taylor presented on the Reentry Ambassador program, the Inner Circle reentry program, and facilitating Thinking for a Change (T4C) -- a cognitive behavioral program.Read more

Incarcerated women at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) recently trained Travis, a reading dog, who now works at the Lincoln Mall. The pupose of a reading dog is to allow children who are having trouble with reading for whatever reason to use the dog to read to. This eliminates the fear of being laughed at or rejected. NCCW is working hand in hand with Domesti-Pups in developing a new training program for Emotional Support (ES) dogs. Currently there is a training program for all other types of Service and Therapeutic Dogs except ES dogs. The goal is to develop a training plan to present as a standard so that all...Read more

Incarcerated individuals from various Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) facilities recently donated a total of $589 to provide relief to people suffering losses from Hurricane Harvey. Thank you all for your generosity!Read more

The Community Justice Center completed a Restorative Justice – Victims Impact/Empathy (Life Skills) class for restrictive housing at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) on Oct. 5. One-hundred percent of participants rated the class as excellent. “The workshop taught me to value not myself, but taught me how to better myself," one participant said. "It helped me to deal with my emotions and understand were my anger comes from.”Read more

Incarcerated youth at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) graduated from Thinking for a Change (T4C) on Sept. 21. Congratulations, graduates!Read more

The Community Corrections Center-Lincoln hosted a cookout on Sept. 26. The menu included fried catfish (made by Warden Charlie West), BBQ pulled pork and brisket (made by Facility Maintenance Leader Jerry Rotschafer and Facility Maintenance Specialist Dave McGuire) and french fries (made by Assistant Warden Shaun Settles). Thank you to everyone who participated!Read more

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