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TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2018-2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2018-2019 TSCI (Nebraska) list of banned and approved books - 2018-2019 12 Beasts Volume 2 12 Lead EKG for Nurses (book) 30 + 40 adult magazine #22 30+ Milfs presents Lollypops #23 40+ (#94) 40+ (#96) 40+ (#97) 10+ (#99) 50+ (#24) 50+ (#25) 50+ (#26) …

TSCI (Nebraska) - tattoo book bans

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

TSCI (Nebraska) - tattoo book bans TSCI (Nebraska) Tattoo Books 100 Years of Tattoos by David McComb Reviewed/Denied per Taylor ( numerous pages of exposed male/female genitalia, nudity) 6/5/2018 1000 Tattoos Reviewed/Denied by Rasmussen 12/27/2018 due to chi-chi's Page 127 Alphabet Stencil Book Has to be bought thru A & …

Nebraska police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Nebraska police officer decertifications Revoked Officers Person First Name ID 16251 Robert 11684 Scott 5257 Gerald 11897 Kristopher 13992 Lance 16009 Kevin 8964 Christopher 12890 Matthew 4037 Cassandra 11256 Randy 8881 Edward 3290 Ronald 10608 Michael 12412 Kevin 2348 Stanly 9723 Jerry 14939 Cory 5730 Eugene 10469 James 3575 Steven …

Nebraska’s Beatrice Six Will Collect $28.1 Million Jury Award

Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Nebraska’s Beatrice Six Will Collect $28.1 Million Jury Award by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Popular country music singer Charlie Daniels’ first hit was a song called The Ballad of the Uneasy Rider. The singer-narrator told a story about a hippy who barely escapes a redneck bar and was so …

Moser v. Frakes, NE, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • March 20, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Moser v. Frakes, NE, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019 8:18-cv-00551-JMG-MDN Doc # 20 Filed: 03/20/19 Page 1 of 14 - Page ID # 81 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA TELENA MOSER, Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF TERRY L. BERRY, JR., Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. …

Nebraska’s Death Row Prisoners Must Bring ‘Repeal Challenges’ Individually

Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Row

Nebraska’s Death Row Prisoners Must Bring ‘Repeal Challenges’ Individually by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Nebraska has dismissed on technical grounds a lawsuit filed by eight death-row prisoners represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”).  The suit alleged the death sentences of Nebraska’s death-row prisoners …

Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Applicable Standard for Mandatory Testing Under DNA Testing Act, Reverses District Court for Applying Wrong Standard

Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples

Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Applicable Standard for Mandatory Testing Under DNA Testing Act, Reverses District Court for Applying Wrong Standard by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The Supreme Court of Nebraska reversed a district court’s order denying prisoner James Myers’ request for DNA testing pursuant to the DNA Testing Act, …

Tenth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief When ACCA Predicate Offense No Longer Qualifies as ‘Violent Felony’

Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018

Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus

Tenth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief When ACCA Predicate Offense No Longer Qualifies as ‘Violent Felony’ by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted a federal prisoner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition because one of the predicate offenses used to enhance his sentence …

Nebraska DCS - GTL Rates 2017

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Nebraska DCS - GTL Rates 2017 NEBR/\S K/\ Good Life. Great Miss io n. D EPT O F CORRECTIONAL SERVICES Pete Ricketts, Governor DATE: June 12, 2017 TO: Nebraska Department FROM : RE: m Phone Rates As of July 10, 2017, all rates on phone calls placed will be a …

Nebraska DCS - GTL no commissions 2017

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Nebraska DCS - GTL no commissions 2017 0. ( BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS 0.1. Commissions To keep inmate calling rates as low as possible, The State of Nebraska will not accept a commission from the Inmate Calling Services. GTL has read, understands, and complies. 0.2. Rates Per minute charges must be flat …

Nebraska DCS - GTL Contract 2017-2021

Kickback publication • November 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

Nebraska DCS - GTL Contract 2017-2021 Good Life. Great Mission. DEPT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVIC ES Pete Ricketts, Governor December 14, 2017 Global Tel Link Corporation Attn: Brian Galke 12021 Sunset Hills Rd, STE 100 Reston, VA 20190-3296 RE : Contract #75202-04, Inmate Calling System for NDCS Dear Mr. Galke, As …

$28.1 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Convictions Upheld by 8th Circuit

Article • September 23, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Conviction

$28.1 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Convictions Upheld by 8th Circuit by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a jury’s verdict that awarded six wrongfully convicted individuals approximately $28.1 million in connection with their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims and parallel …

Powerful District Attorney Lobbies Improperly Influence Law Making

Article • July 20, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018

Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, District Attorneys

Powerful District Attorney Lobbies Improperly Influence Law Making by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Around the nation, powerful lobbying groups composed of associations of prosecutors are influencing state legislatures to reject certain laws, regardless of how popular the proposed laws are with the electorate. In his January 2018 State of …

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017

Publication • December 31, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Staff Training, halfway houses

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NEBRASKA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2016/2017 ANNUAL REPORT Abstract An annual report regarding the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Office of Parole Administration. The report is a summary of the year’s …

$1.65 Million Settlement in Nebraska Wrongful Arrest Case

Article • December 20, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$1.65 Million Settlement in Nebraska Wrongful Arrest Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Cass County, Nebraska man has agreed to settle a federal civil rights case that alleged that he was accused, arrested and jailed for a double murder that he did not commit. Matthew Livers was arrested …

Profiting Off Lifelines, ACLU Nebraska, 2017

Publication • November 1, 2017

Filed under: Attorney Client, Telephones, Video Visitation, Sixth Amendment

Profiting Off Lifelines, ACLU Nebraska, 2017 Profiting Off Lifelines Nebraska County Jail Phone Systems Lead to High Costs and Unfair Trials THE HIGH COST OF COUNTY JAIL PHONE SYSTEMS 1 INTRODUCTION The ACLU of Nebraska is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that works to defend and strengthen the individual freedoms and …

TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2011-2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

TSCI (Nebraska) - list 2011-2017 DENIED MAGAZINES 2011 All Sex--March 2011 Biker--February 2011 Celebrity Sleuths #65 Cheri--January 2011 Dirty Blondes DUB--July/August 2011 Easy Rider--June 2011 Fight November 2011 Fox--January 2011 H Para Hombres--June 2011 High Society--February 2011 High Society--January 2011 High Society--March 2011 Hip Hop Weekly Vol 5 #15,24,24 Hip …

Nebraska Call Rates as of April 2017

Kickback publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Nebraska Call Rates as of April 2017 REVISED Attachment Two Cost Sheet Request for Proposal Number 528921 FIRl'v1.~: ~~-= G-'-'lo~b'""'a=-l_,_ T=-el~*-=Li~n'"""k'-'"(-=G_,_ T=-L),_ Applicable taxes and regulatory fees, per FCC rules, shall be passed through by the provider to the consumer directly with no markup, and must not be included in …

National Institute of Corrections, NE Department of Correctional Services Tecumseh State Correctional Institutional Review Team Report, Inmate Review of Disturbance and Death of Two TSCI Inmates, 2017

Publication • April 11, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Fire Hazards, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Staff)

National Institute of Corrections, NE Department of Correctional Services Tecumseh State Correctional Institutional Review Team Report, Inmate Review of Disturbance and Death of Two TSCI Inmates, 2017

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716

Kickback publication • March 6, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716