J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska government and politics since 1979. He has been a registered Independent for more than 20 years.
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has signed off on providing the funds to build a $366 million prison in the Lincoln-Omaha area just as the Department of Corrections brings on a new director who appears to favor programming and investing in the humanity of the incarcerated.
That brings some hope to a small but fierce band of senators who don’t think building is the best ...
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