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NDCS Team Member Spotlight: Lucinda Holmes

April 13, 2018

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Corporal Lucinda Holmes answers phone calls regarding questions about visiting hours at the Diagnostic Evaluation Center (DEC). Holmes has been with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) for 11 years. Her main job duties include receiving and processing all visiting forms for DEC, the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) and County Jail visits, processing visitors into the facility and supervising visits. “Working with the public, you get to see a different side of corrections,” Holmes said. “It is great to see these guys interact with their families and friends. You can see it gives them...Read more

Reentry plays critical role in NDCS mission to keep people safe

April 12, 2018

“As soon as they get here, they should be thinking about a plan,” said Reentry Specialist Tony Britten. “We’re here to help the population develop those plans. It’s never too early to start thinking about your future.” The reentry team with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is helping incarcerated individuals prepare for their return to the community and providing opportunities for skill development during incarceration, both of which will help them realize a brighter future. The team, comprised of nine reentry specialists in addition to supervisors, wastes little time. Reentry starts at intake to either...Read more

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

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