Several months of dedication culminated in an important achievement for these individuals at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women and the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. As graduates of the Thinking for a Change (T4C) program, they have developed social and problem-solving skills that will allow them to react to situations in positive ways.

Created by the National Institute of Corrections, T4C is a high-level cognitive behavioral program that utilizes role playing to address attitudes, behavior, family, friends and criminogenic thinking. Throughout the class, participants practiced applying the skills they...Read more

This summer, Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) became the "home of tossed pancakes" with a visit by the Pancake Man! The event was sponsored by the OCC Employee Activity Committee (EAC), which hosts fun and engaging events for teammates at the facility.

The EAC would like to report that most of the tossed pancakes were caught! Thank you to everyone that helped make this event fun and successful. And a huge thank you to our team members for your tireless efforts to keep OCC a safe and great place to work. #PankcakeMan #NDCSEventsRead more

“We can’t be what we can’t see. Sometimes these young men need to see that. They need to see what change looks like.”

One of the graduates of the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) program shared this message with a full room at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility IPS graduation ceremony this month.

Equipped with skills and training from the Mental Health Association of Nebraska, these graduates are eager to make a difference in the lives of those around them. The relationships formed through IPS serve as a vehicle with which peers can begin moving toward pro-social change. Individuals learn to have a connection...Read more