A special legislative committee concludes overcrowding and a lack of money have led to nearly all…if not all…of the problems within the Nebraska prison system.
Senator Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln chairs the Department of Correctional Services Investigative Committee. . .

Pansing Brooks says committee members believe a series of steps led to state prisons well over their designed capacity. . .

The committee recommends the Unicameral increase Corrections’ budget to hire more staff and provide more programming to help inmates successfully transition from prison to the public.