CONTENTS:|Douglas County embarks on juvenile detention reform: The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), by Kimberly Thomas|Juvenile life imprisonment without parole (JLWOP): Cruel and unusual punishment in ...

CONTENTS:|Social Work Services in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, by Kathy Foster|The Legislature and Pardons Board turn deaf ears to teens sentenced to life in prison, by Mel Beckman|Hearing the Cries: ...

CONTENTS:|College level courses for inmates: Is there interest? by John Krejci|Author says Jim Crow is back—the result of mass incarceration of Blacks in the U.S., by Mel Beckman|Criminal Justice Specialist Analyzes Police ...

CONTENTS:|District Court temporarily blocks the Pardons Board claim of “unfettered” discretion regarding commutation of juvenile life without parole sentences, by Mel Beckman|Summary, highlights and insights from the “Arrest ...

CONTENTS:|JLWOP sentences: are they finally over? What now? by Shakur Abdullah|Fraud in sentencing minors, by Steven M. Jacob|Nebraska inmates sentenced to life in prison for crimes prior to age 18 (table)|Prison Education ...

CONTENTS:|Inmate child support arrears, $86,000,000: a problem for both custodial spouses and returning ex-offenders, by Mel Beckman|A Prison Education Proposal|Crime Victim’s Reparations Update, by Bruce Ayers|Nebraska ...

CONTENTS:|Financial Report – NCJR – Fiscal Year: Oct 1, 2020 to Sept 30, 2021, by Linda Ohri|Dobos Studio Art Show, by Geraldine Dobos|“Right-sizing” Our Prisons, by Marshall Lux|First Tuesday Town Hall — NOVEMBER 2, 2021, ...

CONTENTS:|A Tribute to Senator Steve Lathrop, by Joanna Lindberg|What About Building a New Prison? by Joanna Lindberg|Corrections Bills Passed in the Nebraska Legislature, by Joanna Lindberg|NDCS Memo regarding TSCI ...

CONTENTS:|A change can be made:To live in a different world, we must be willing to make a difference. We really are at a CROSSROADS. by Gregory C. Lauby, J.D.|Finances: A brief tour of prisoner wages, spending & more, by ...

CONTENTS:|LB917: Income tax deduction for employers of felons clears first round, from Unicameral Update, March 3, 2022|Dobos Studio Art Show, by Geraldine Dobos, G Dobos Studio|A Crossroads: Not Every Change is The Solution, ...