A bill that would reform various aspects of Nebraska's criminal justice system is moving forward in the Legislature, but lawmakers remain at odds over some of its provisions.
Grappling with nation-leading prison growth, Nebraska officials are looking at ways to expand the state's problem-solving courts as a potential solution.
Paying the Price: An investigative series looking at Nebraska's prisons
Paying the Price: An investigative series looking at Nebraska's prisons
The World-Herald's occasional series on Nebraska's prison crisis begins with the the state’s nation-leading incarceration spike, and how past actions by lawmakers have played a role in that growth.
Nebraska locks up people of color at higher rates than the U.S. as a whole. The gaps between its low White incarceration rate and high rates for racial minorities are among the widest in the country.
When Shakur Abdullah speaks to prison inmates who are preparing to transition back to society, he counsels them not to give up hope they can turn their lives around.
Omaha police have worked hand in hand with affected communities to employ all-new tactics, including a beefed-up gang specialty unit, shot detection technology and enhanced rewards for tips.
Nebraska's tough 2009 law sent offenders to a state prison cell instead of a federal one. Besides the cost to Nebraska taxpayers, the shift meant inmates were better able to keep local gang ties.
