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Omaha Correctional Center

The Omaha Correctional Center
Public Information Officer
Rob Britten
rob.britten@nebraska.gov

2323 Avenue J.
Omaha, NE 68110-2766
United States

P.O. Box #11099
Omaha, NE 68110-2766
United States

402.595.3963
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The Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) is located on a 37-acre site in East Omaha, just south of Eppley Airfield. The OCC was opened April 24, 1984 with a design capacity of 240 inmates at a total cost of approximately $17 million; today the facility has an operational capacity of 766 inmates in double, and multiple occupancy rooms. In 1994 an additional housing unit brought the design capacity of the OCC to 396 inmate beds.

OCC has been accredited by the American Correctional Association since 1986.

OCC is a medium and minimum security facility. OCC has a separate entrance building as well as an inner complex including an indoor/outdoor visiting area, a library, a religious center, dental and medical area, restrictive housing unit, academic and pre-employment training areas, central physical plant, laundry, kitchen and dining room, Cornhusker State Industries, canteen and a gymnasium. 

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Warden James Jansen

James Jansen was appointed warden of the Omaha Correctional Complex in February 2025, which includes:

  • Omaha Correctional Center (OCC), a minimum/medium custody male facility.
  • Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF), male correctional facility with general population adult housing units and specialized housing for youthful offenders adjudicated as adults.
  • Community Corrections Center-Omaha (CCC-O), a community-based facility that houses incarcerated males assigned to the work detail program and those participating in the work release program.

His work is inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “'The time is always right to do what is right.”

“I expect that out of each and every one of my teammates and the population,” he said. “We cannot change the past; we can only become better because of it."

Warden Jansen began his NDCS career in 1999 as a corrections officer at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF). He later transferred to the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) where he held multiple positions, including key control corporal, sergeant, armory sergeant, training specialist, unit manager and major. Before coming to OCC, he served as warden at the Community Corrections Center - Lincoln (CCC-L) for three years. 

Warden Jansen is a graduate of Wayne State College and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

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