A special Nebraska legislative committee investigating prison sentence miscalculations heard from Governor Dave Heineman during a day-long hearing at the Capitol.
Senator Steve Lathrop of Omaha, committee chairman, criticizes a program that released 162 prisoners convicted of violent crimes early…suggesting the program was created to ease prison overcrowding. . .
Heineman says he is taking steps to address the problem. . .
Heineman denies he put pressure on Corrections to release prisoners to bring down the prison population.
