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NE Code § 83-924 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-924 - Assistant director; duties, powers, and responsibilities.

83-924.  Assistant director; duties, powers, and responsibilities.Subject to the supervision and approval of the Director of Correctional Services, each assistant director shall have the following duties, powers, and responsibilities:(1) To coordinate and direct all programs and facilities under his or her jurisdiction;(2) To select and manage such staff and supervise the operation of such equipment as he or she may require;(3) To make such revisions to internal systems in each division as may be necessary to promote economy and facilitate maximum utilization of existing correctional services and facilities;(4) To cause any existing program and facilities to be utilized by or merged with those of any other division in order to provide for greater efficiency or achieve any economic advantage;(5) To provide the Legislature and the Governor technical assistance, advice, and information concerning administrative operations within his or her division; and(6) To exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary and proper in carrying out his or her responsibilities.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 71;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 218;  Laws 2013, LB222, § 41.
NE Code § 83-925.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.01 - Transferred to section 43-402.

83-925.01.  Transferred to section 43-402.
NE Code § 83-925.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.02 - Transferred to section 43-404.

83-925.02.  Transferred to section 43-404.
NE Code § 83-925.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.06 - Transferred to section 43-407.

83-925.06.  Transferred to section 43-407.
NE Code § 83-925.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.07 - Transferred to section 43-406.

83-925.07.  Transferred to section 43-406.
NE Code § 83-925.12 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.12 - Transferred to section 43-408.

83-925.12.  Transferred to section 43-408.
NE Code § 83-925.13 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-925.13 - Transferred to section 43-411.

83-925.13.  Transferred to section 43-411.
NE Code § 83-931 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-931 - Assistant director of the Division of Community-Centered Services; qualifications.

83-931.  Assistant director of the Division of Community-Centered Services; qualifications.The Director of Correctional Services shall appoint as assistant director of the Division of Community-Centered Services any person who has an appropriate academic background and adequate training and experience.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 9;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 77;  Laws 2015, LB598, § 36.
NE Code § 83-932 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-932 - Division of Community-Centered Services; duties.

83-932.  Division of Community-Centered Services; duties.The Division of Community-Centered Services shall:(1) Coordinate all adult parole programs and services in the state and supervise the administration of such programs and services;(2) Cooperate with the Division of Adult Services in the coordination of volunteer programs in the adult correctional facilities;(3) Coordinate and supervise community educational programs to increase community awareness and understanding of the community rehabilitative programs of the division; and(4) Perform all duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 10;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 78.
NE Code § 83-933 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-933 - Division of Parole Supervision; Director of Supervision and Services; duties.

83-933.  Division of Parole Supervision; Director of Supervision and Services; duties.Beginning July 1, 2016, until July 19, 2018, the Office of Parole Administration shall be within the Board of Parole. Beginning on July 19, 2018, the Division of Parole Supervision shall be within the Board of Parole.Subject to supervision, the Director of Supervision and Services shall be charged with the administration of parole services in the community pursuant to the provisions of section 83-1,102, implementation and administration of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision as it affects parolees, community supervision of sex offenders pursuant to section 83-174.03, and supervision of parolees either paroled in Nebraska and supervised in another state or paroled in another state and supervised in Nebraska, pursuant to the compact.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 11;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 79;  Laws 2003, LB 46, § 30;  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 105;  Laws 2015, LB598, § 37;  Laws 2018, LB841, § 54.   Note: Laws 2003, LB 46, section 51, provided this section became operative "when thirty-five states have adopted the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision". By June 2002, the compact had reached this threshold. (See www.interstatecompact.org.) LB 46 became effective May 24, 2003. Cross References  Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, see section 29-2639.
NE Code § 83-936 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-936 - Adult Diagnostic and Evaluation Services Program; duties.

83-936.  Adult Diagnostic and Evaluation Services Program; duties.There is hereby established the Adult Diagnostic and Evaluation Services Program within the Division of Adult Services. Subject to the supervision of the assistant director of the division, the program shall:(1) Establish programs for the observation, testing, and examination, both mental and physical, of adult individuals within the jurisdiction of the Department of Correctional Services;(2) Recommend treatment for and disposition of adult individuals within the jurisdiction of the department; and(3) Cooperate with the division to establish and maintain rehabilitation programs for individuals committed or referred to any institution within the division.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 14;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 80.
NE Code § 83-938 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-938 - Division of Adult Services; assistant director; qualifications.

83-938.  Division of Adult Services; assistant director; qualifications.The Director of Correctional Services shall appoint as assistant director of the Division of Adult Services any person who shall have an appropriate background in adult institutional correctional programs and adequate training and experience in correctional administrative work.Source  Laws 1975, LB 417, § 15.
NE Code § 83-939 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-939 - Division of Adult Services; duties.

83-939.  Division of Adult Services; duties.The Division of Adult Services shall:(1) Establish, administer, and supervise all correctional facilities designed to house adult offenders;(2) Establish and maintain the Adult Diagnostic and Evaluation Services Program;(3) Develop and coordinate with the assistance of the Division of Community-Centered Services, volunteer programs within adult correctional facilities; and(4) Perform any other duties assigned by the Director of Correctional Services.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 16;   Laws 1986, LB 481, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 81.
NE Code § 83-942 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-942 - Division of Administrative Services; assistant director; qualifications.

83-942.  Division of Administrative Services; assistant director; qualifications.The Director of Correctional Services shall appoint as assistant director of the Division of Administrative Services any person who shall have a thorough academic background and practical experience in correctional administrative work.Source  Laws 1975, LB 417, § 20.
NE Code § 83-943 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-943 - Division of Administrative Services; duties.

83-943.  Division of Administrative Services; duties.The Division of Administrative Services shall coordinate and supervise services available to all divisions of the Department of Correctional Services from a centralized location within the department. Such services shall include:(1) Providing technical assistance on budget preparation, accounting procedures, federal funding administration, procurement, and inventory;(2) Providing assistance in the total concept of human resource management involving staffing, recruitment, and evaluation and establishing and maintaining inservice training programs for existing programs as well as future programs;(3) Providing technical assistance in the planning and development of new capital construction projects and supervising maintenance functions for all facilities within the department;(4) Providing data collection and analysis from Nebraska and other states to assist the director in the formulation of current and future corrections policy and to justify budgetary needs to implement policy decisions, and developing standards for evaluation of corrections programs to better evaluate social worth and budgetary performance;(5) Design and implementation of a comprehensive data record system for the disposition of the criminal records of adult inmates in the state; and(6) Performance of other duties assigned by the Director of Correctional Services.Source   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 21;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 82.
NE Code § 83-945 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-945 - Transferred to section 83-4,124.

83-945.  Transferred to section 83-4,124.
NE Code § 83-946 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-946 - Transferred to section 83-4,125.

83-946.  Transferred to section 83-4,125.
NE Code § 83-948 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-948 - Transferred to section 83-4,126.

83-948.  Transferred to section 83-4,126.
NE Code § 83-948.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-948.01 - Transferred to section 83-4,127.

83-948.01.  Transferred to section 83-4,127.
NE Code § 83-948.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-948.02 - Transferred to section 83-4,128.

83-948.02.  Transferred to section 83-4,128.
NE Code § 83-948.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-948.03 - Transferred to section 83-4,129.

83-948.03.  Transferred to section 83-4,129.
NE Code § 83-948.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-948.04 - Transferred to section 83-4,130.

83-948.04.  Transferred to section 83-4,130.
NE Code § 83-950 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-950 - Transferred to section 83-4,131.

83-950.  Transferred to section 83-4,131.
NE Code § 83-951 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-951 - Transferred to section 83-4,132.

83-951.  Transferred to section 83-4,132.
NE Code § 83-952 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-952 - Transferred to section 83-4,133.

83-952.  Transferred to section 83-4,133.
NE Code § 83-953 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-953 - Transferred to section 83-4,134.

83-953.  Transferred to section 83-4,134.
NE Code § 83-956 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-956 - Treaty; transfer of convicted offenders to foreign countries; Director of Correctional Services; duties.

83-956.  Treaty; transfer of convicted offenders to foreign countries; Director of Correctional Services; duties.If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the Director of Correctional Services to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.Source  Laws 1980, LB 808, § 1.
NE Code § 83-957 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-957 - Central warehouse system; authorized.

83-957.  Central warehouse system; authorized.The Department of Correctional Services is authorized to develop a central warehouse system for the ordering, purchasing, delivering, and billing for facilities and programs within the Department of Correctional Services of items stocked in the central warehouse system. The central warehouse system shall operate separately and distinctly from other department revolving-funded operations.Source Laws 1999, LB 873, § 8.
NE Code § 83-958 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-958 - Department of Correctional Services Warehouse Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.

83-958.  Department of Correctional Services Warehouse Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Department of Correctional Services Warehouse Revolving Fund. This fund shall only be used for the purchase of items to be resold at cost to facilities and programs within the Department of Correctional Services. Facilities and programs within the department receiving items from the central warehouse system shall be billed for such goods at the time of delivery. All receipts from the items sold through the central warehouse system shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be administered by the Director of Correctional Services. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source Laws 1999, LB 873, § 9. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 83-959 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-959 - Separate budget programs required.

83-959.  Separate budget programs required.The budget division of the Department of Administrative Services shall administratively create a separate budget program classification within the Department of Correctional Services to properly account for revenue and disbursements of items stocked and sold by the central warehouse system. The Department of Correctional Services shall track the operating expenses of the central warehouse system within a separate budget subprogram within the central office budget.Source Laws 1999, LB 873, § 10.
NE Code § 83-960 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-960 - Act, how cited.

83-960.  Act, how cited.Sections 83-960 to 83-963 shall be known and may be cited as the Correctional System Overcrowding Emergency Act.Source Laws 2003, LB 46, § 46.
NE Code § 83-961 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-961 - Terms, defined.

83-961.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Correctional System Overcrowding Emergency Act:(1) Board means the Board of Parole;(2) Committed offender has the definition found in section 83-170;(3) Department means the Department of Correctional Services;(4) Design capacity means the total designed bed space in facilities operated by the department, as certified by the director;(5) Director means the Director of Correctional Services;(6) Operational capacity means one hundred twenty-five percent of design capacity;(7) Population means the actual number of inmates assigned to facilities operated by the department and does not include inmates assigned to county-operated correctional institutions; and(8) Violent offense means any one or more of the following crimes: Murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, manslaughter, assault in the first degree, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first degree, or robbery.Source Laws 2003, LB 46, § 47.
NE Code § 83-962 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-962 - Correctional system overcrowding emergency; Governor; declaration; when; effect.

83-962.  Correctional system overcrowding emergency; Governor; declaration; when; effect.(1) Until July 1, 2020, the Governor may declare a correctional system overcrowding emergency whenever the director certifies that the department's inmate population is over one hundred forty percent of design capacity. Beginning July 1, 2020, a correctional system overcrowding emergency shall exist whenever the director certifies that the department's inmate population is over one hundred forty percent of design capacity. The director shall so certify within thirty days after the date on which the population first exceeds one hundred forty percent of design capacity.(2) During a correctional system overcrowding emergency, the board shall immediately consider or reconsider committed offenders eligible for parole who have not been released on parole.(3) Upon such consideration or reconsideration, and for all other consideration of committed offenders eligible for parole while the correctional system overcrowding emergency is in effect, the board shall order the release of each committed offender unless it is of the opinion that such release should be deferred because:(a) The board has determined that it is more likely than not that the committed offender will not conform to the conditions of parole;(b) The board has determined that release of the committed offender would have a very significant and quantifiable effect on institutional discipline; or(c) The board has determined that there is a very substantial risk that the committed offender will commit a violent act against a person.(4) In making the determination regarding the risk that a committed offender will not conform to the conditions of parole, the board shall take into account the factors set forth in subsection (2) of section 83-1,114.(5) The board shall continue granting parole to offenders under this section until the director certifies that the population is at operational capacity. The director shall so certify within thirty days after the date on which the population first reaches operational capacity.Source  Laws 2003, LB 46, § 48;  Laws 2015, LB598, § 38.
NE Code § 83-963 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-963 - Department; annual report; contents.

83-963.  Department; annual report; contents.The department shall prepare an annual report on committed offenders who are paroled or granted controlled release pursuant to the Correctional System Overcrowding Emergency Act. The report shall summarize each such former committed offender's behavior since parole and generally evaluate his or her success or lack of success in becoming a law-abiding member of society. The annual report shall be filed electronically with the Executive Board of the Legislative Council on or before December 31, with the first such report submitted by December 31 of the first year that committed offenders are paroled pursuant to the act. A notice of the filing of the report shall be submitted electronically to each member of the Legislature when the annual report is filed with the Executive Board.Source  Laws 2003, LB 46, § 49;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 219.
NE Code § 83-964 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-964 - Sentence of death; how enforced.

83-964.  Sentence of death; how enforced.A sentence of death shall be enforced by the intravenous injection of a substance or substances in a quantity sufficient to cause death. The lethal substance or substances shall be administered in compliance with an execution protocol created and maintained by the Department of Correctional Services.Source   Laws 1973, LB 268, § 17;   R.S.1943, (2008), § 29-2532;  Laws 2009, LB36, § 9;  Laws 2015, LB268, § 35;   Referendum 2016, No. 426.   Note: The repeal of section 83-964 by Laws 2015, LB 268, section 35, is not effective because of the vote on the referendum at the November 2016 general election. Annotations  Under former law, Nebraska's statutes specifying electrocution as the mode of inflicting the death penalty are separate, and severable, from the procedures by which the trial court sentences the defendant. State v. Mata, 275 Neb. 1, 745 N.W.2d 229 (2008). Under former law, that a method of execution is cruel and unusual punishment bears solely on the legality of the execution of the sentence and not on the validity of the sentence itself. State v. Mata, 275 Neb. 1, 745 N.W.2d 229 (2008).
NE Code § 83-965 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-965 - Director of Correctional Services; written execution protocol; contents.

83-965.  Director of Correctional Services; written execution protocol; contents.(1) A sentence of death shall be enforced by the Director of Correctional Services. Upon receipt of an execution warrant, the director shall proceed at the time named in the warrant to enforce the sentence, unless the director is informed that enforcement of the sentence has been stayed by competent judicial authority, the sentence has been commuted, or the conviction has been pardoned.(2) The director shall create, modify, and maintain a written execution protocol describing the process and procedures by which an execution will be carried out consistent with this section. The director shall (a) select the substance or substances to be employed in an execution by lethal injection, (b) create a documented process for obtaining the necessary substances, (c) designate an execution team composed of one or more executioners and any other personnel deemed necessary to effectively and securely conduct an execution, (d) describe the respective responsibilities of each member of the execution team, (e) describe the training required of each member of the execution team, and (f) perform or authorize any other details deemed necessary and appropriate by the director.(3) The execution protocol shall require that the first or only substance injected be capable of rendering the convicted person unconscious and that a determination sufficient to reasonably verify that the convicted person is unconscious be made before the administration of any additional substances, if any.Source  Laws 2009, LB36, § 10;  Laws 2015, LB268, § 35;   Referendum 2016, No. 426.   Note: The repeal of section 83-965 by Laws 2015, LB 268, section 35, is not effective because of the vote on the referendum at the November 2016 general election. Annotations This section is not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power. State v. Ellis, 281 Neb. 571, 799 N.W.2d 267 (2011).