Paying the Price

Paying the Price examines the causes and outcomes of Nebraska’s overcrowded prisons. For years, the states Department of Corrections has faced problems. In the past few years, the system surpassed Alabama to become the nation’s most overcrowded prison system. The series, in partnership with the Omaha World-Herald, comes as the state weighs construction of a new prison facility.

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Gun law gave Nebraska biggest prison growth in the nation

Nebraska’s prison inmate population is growing faster than anywhere else in the nation, way out of sync with nearly every other state. And the smoking gun behind much…

Post author By Henry J. Cordes
Post date January 9, 2022

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Gun law gave Nebraska biggest prison growth in the nation

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