Lawmakers seek solutions for Nebraska's overcrowded prisons

Associated Press: Lawmakers are racing against the clock to find a solution for Nebraska’s persistent prison overcrowding problem as adjournment nears and a deadline to reduce the inmate population looms.

Debate on a new corrections package is slated to begin this week, and key lawmakers say they’re hopeful it will help fix overcrowding problems that have plagued the Department of Correctional Services for years.

With just 12 working days left in the session, “the clock is ticking,” said Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, of Lincoln.

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