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NE Code § 47-201.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-201.01 - Telephone services for inmates; use of funds.

47-201.01.  Telephone services for inmates; use of funds.(1) Each city jail shall make available either a prepaid telephone call system or collect telephone call system, or a combination thereof, for telephone services for inmates. Under either system, the provision of inmate telephone services shall be subject to the requirements of this section.(2) Under a prepaid system, funds may be deposited into an inmate account in order to pay for telephone calls. The provider of the inmate telephone services, as an additional means of payment, shall permit the recipient of inmate collect telephone calls to establish an account with that provider in order to deposit funds for advance payment of those collect telephone calls. The provider of the inmate telephone services shall also allow inmates to communicate on the telephone, or by videoconferencing, with an attorney or attorneys without charge and without monitoring or recording by the city jail or law enforcement.(3) A city operating a city jail may receive revenue for the reasonable operating costs for establishing and administering such telephone services system or videoconferencing system, but shall not receive excessive commissions or bonus payments. In determining the amount of such reasonable operating costs, the Jail Standards Board may consider for comparative purposes the rates for inmate calling services provided in 47 C.F.R. part 64. Amounts in excess of the reasonable operating costs include, but are not limited to, any excessive commissions and bonus payments, as determined by the Jail Standards Board, including, but not limited to, awards paid to a city for contracting with an entity that provides such service.(4) Nothing in this section shall require a city jail to provide or administer a prepaid telephone call system.(5) For the purposes of this section, collect telephone call system means a system pursuant to which recipients are billed for the cost of an accepted telephone call initiated by an inmate.Source Laws 2018, LB776, § 8.
NE Code § 47-201.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-201.02 - Inmate communications; Jail Standards Board; duties.

47-201.02.  Inmate communications; Jail Standards Board; duties.The Jail Standards Board shall ensure that city jails are providing inmates with means to communicate by telephone or videoconferencing with inmates' families, loved ones, and counsel.Source Laws 2018, LB776, § 9.
NE Code § 47-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-202 - Rules; copies; distribution; posting.

47-202.  Rules; copies; distribution; posting.The Jail Standards Board shall cause a copy of the rules to be delivered to the mayor or chief officer of the municipalities, and it shall be the duty of such mayor or other chief officer to cause a copy of the same to be furnished to the person in charge of the prison or jail, to file a copy with the clerk of the municipality, and to further cause a copy to be conspicuously posted in the prison or jail.Source   Laws 1915, c. 208, § 2, p. 462;   C.S.1922, § 3011;   C.S.1929, § 47-116;   R.S.1943, § 47-202;   Laws 1996, LB 233, § 13.
NE Code § 47-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-203 - Rules; amend; copies; distribution; posting.

47-203.  Rules; amend; copies; distribution; posting.The Jail Standards Board may, as it may deem proper, amend the rules, and such amended rules and their copies shall be disposed of in the same manner as provided in section 47-202.Source   Laws 1915, c. 208, § 3, p. 463;   C.S.1922, § 3012;   C.S.1929, § 47-117;   R.S.1943, § 47-203;   Laws 1996, LB 233, § 14.
NE Code § 47-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-204 - Jail record; required entries; open for inspection; period maintained.

47-204.  Jail record; required entries; open for inspection; period maintained.The officer in charge of any municipal jail shall keep a written record which shall show the name of each person confined, the date of the commencement and termination of his or her confinement, the nature of the charge against him or her, and the medical service provided. Such officer shall keep such further records as may be prescribed by the rules of the Jail Standards Board. The records so kept shall be subject to the inspection of any person and to the public generally and shall be kept for such periods of time as may be prescribed by the rules of the State Records Administrator.Source   Laws 1915, c. 208, § 4, p. 463;   C.S.1922, § 3013;   C.S.1929, § 47-118;   R.S.1943, § 47-204;   Laws 1971, LB 271, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 417, § 37;   Laws 1996, LB 233, § 15.
NE Code § 47-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-205 - Jailers; reports; contents; filing.

47-205.  Jailers; reports; contents; filing.The officer in charge of any municipal jail shall on or before the first day of February of each year, for the preceding calendar year, and at such other times as he or she may be required by the Jail Standards Board, make out a written report and cause copies to be filed with the city clerk and the clerk of the district court of the county where such municipality is located. Such report shall contain a summary of the records required to be kept by the officer as provided in section 47-204 and such other data and matters as may be required by the Jail Standards Board.Source   Laws 1915, c. 208, § 5, p. 463;   C.S.1922, § 3014;   C.S.1929, § 47-119;   R.S.1943, § 47-205;   Laws 1971, LB 271, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 233, § 16.
NE Code § 47-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-206 - Jailer; neglect of duty; penalty.

47-206.  Jailer; neglect of duty; penalty.The officer in charge of any municipal prison or jail who fails to comply with the provisions of sections 47-201 to 47-205 or the rules prescribed by the Jail Standards Board shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1915, c. 208, § 6, p. 463;   C.S.1922, § 3015;   C.S.1929, § 47-120;   R.S.1943, § 47-206;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 269;   Laws 1996, LB 233, § 17;  Laws 2018, LB776, § 10.
NE Code § 47-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-207 - Jail, defined.

47-207.  Jail, defined.For the purposes of Chapter 47, article 2, jail shall be defined to include a jail, house of correction, community residential center, work release center, halfway house, or other place of confinement of a person committed by any lawful authority to any suitable and appropriate residence, facility, center, or institution designated as a jail facility by the city.Source  Laws 1979, LB 315, § 4.
NE Code § 47-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-208 - City or village prisoners; employment on public improvement projects.

47-208.  City or village prisoners; employment on public improvement projects.The governing board of every city and village may employ at labor on the public streets and other public improvements, persons confined in the jail of such city or village, as the case may be, on account of conviction for violation of statutes or ordinances. The governing board shall prescribe rules and regulations governing employment and safekeeping, and determine what compensation, if any, such prisoners shall receive for their services.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 1, p. 659;   R.S.1913, § 3543;   Laws 1915, c. 70, § 1, p. 184;   C.S.1922, § 3016;   Laws 1929, c. 137, § 1, p. 491;   C.S.1929, § 47-201;   R.S.1943, § 47-301;   R.S.1943, (1978), § 47-301;   Laws 1983, LB 180, § 6.
NE Code § 47-301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-301 - Transferred to section 47-208.

47-301.  Transferred to section 47-208.
NE Code § 47-302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-302 - Joint county and city jail; acquisition of land; procedure; bonds; taxes; election; when required.

47-302.  Joint county and city jail; acquisition of land; procedure; bonds; taxes; election; when required.(1) The county board of such county, and the mayor and council or legislative authorities of such incorporated city located within the county, are hereby authorized and empowered to unite in the construction and maintenance of a jail, and to acquire land by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise for farm or other purposes for the employment of such prisoners. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.(2) Whenever such county and city may agree upon the location and specifications of the jail and land, they may each proceed to issue bonds, levy taxes, and do all other necessary acts to erect a jail building and to purchase land and erect buildings thereon, all to be owned jointly by both county and city aforesaid. Any such city shall have power to borrow money and pledge the credit and property thereof on its negotiable bonds or otherwise, for the purpose of paying for its portion of the cost of any such land, jail, or both, except that neither the county nor the city shall make any contracts or spend any funds toward carrying out the purposes specified, until authority for action by both shall have been obtained.(3) When required by law, the question involved in the appropriations for the jail and the purchase of the land shall be submitted to a vote of the people of the county or city.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 2, p. 660;   R.S.1913, § 1344;   C.S.1922, § 3017;   C.S.1929, § 47-202;   R.S.1943, § 47-302;   Laws 1951, c. 101, § 97, p. 493;   Laws 1981, LB 140, § 1.
NE Code § 47-303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-303 - Joint operation and maintenance.

47-303.  Joint operation and maintenance.Whenever the county board and mayor and council or other legislative body in a city have voted to unite in the carrying out of any of the objects provided for in sections 47-302 to 47-308, both city and county shall be bound to continue the contract and operate and maintain the jail and land for the employment of prisoners, unless both agree to discontinue or abandon the same.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 3, p. 660;   R.S.1913, § 3545;   C.S.1922, § 3018;   C.S.1929, § 47-203;   R.S.1943, § 47-303;   Laws 1995, LB 10, § 1.
NE Code § 47-304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-304 - County jails; construction; acquisition of lands; procedure; bonds; taxes; election; when required.

47-304.  County jails; construction; acquisition of lands; procedure; bonds; taxes; election; when required.The county board of such county is authorized and empowered to construct and maintain a jail and purchase land for farm or other purposes for the employment of prisoners as hereinbefore provided. Such county may proceed in the manner provided by law for the erection of public buildings and the purchase of public property and issue bonds, levy taxes, secure land, and do all other necessary acts to erect a jail building and to acquire land by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, and erect buildings thereon. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724. When required by law, the question involved in the appropriation for such jail and the purchase of such land shall be submitted to a vote of the people of the county.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 4, p. 660;   R.S.1913, § 3546;   C.S.1922, § 3019;   C.S.1929, § 47-204;   R.S.1943, § 47-304;   Laws 1951, c. 101, § 98, p. 493.
NE Code § 47-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-305 - City jails; construction; acquisition of lands; procedure; bonds.

47-305.  City jails; construction; acquisition of lands; procedure; bonds.The city council or legislative authority of such incorporated city is hereby authorized and empowered to erect and maintain a jail, and to acquire land by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise for farm or other purposes for the employment of prisoners. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724. Such city shall have power to borrow money and pledge the credit and property thereof on its negotiable bonds or otherwise, for the purpose of paying for the cost of any such land, jail, or both.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 5, p. 661;   R.S.1913, § 3547;   C.S.1922, § 3020;   C.S.1929, § 47-205;   R.S.1943, § 47-305;   Laws 1951, c. 101, § 99, p. 494;   Laws 1981, LB 140, § 2.
NE Code § 47-306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-306 - Joint county and city jails; management; use by one of jail of other; contract.

47-306.  Joint county and city jails; management; use by one of jail of other; contract.Where such county and such city shall unite in the construction and maintenance of a jail, or in the purchase of land for farm or other purposes and erect public buildings thereon, the sheriff of such county or such other person as may be charged with the administrative direction of the jail and the chief police officer of such city shall jointly conduct and manage said jail for the detention of prisoners and said land for the employment of prisoners, except as otherwise provided by agreement between such county and city; Provided, where any such county or any such city shall build such jail or purchase such land independently of the other, such county or such city as does not own or manage a jail for the detention of prisoners, or land for the employment of prisoners, shall have the right to contract with the other for its use, with payment made as provided in any such contract.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 6, p. 661;   R.S.1913, § 3548;   C.S.1922, § 3021;   C.S.1929, § 47-206;   R.S.1943, § 47-306;   Laws 1961, c. 232, § 2, p. 687;   Laws 1969, c. 67, § 2, p. 383;   Laws 1984, LB 394, § 22.  Annotations The 1969 amendments of sections 15-264 and 47-306 did not affect sections 16-252 and 17-566. City of Grand Island v. County of Hall, 196 Neb. 282, 242 N.W.2d 858 (1976).
NE Code § 47-307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-307 - Joint county and city jails; maintenance; cost; apportionment.

47-307.  Joint county and city jails; maintenance; cost; apportionment.Where such county and such city unite in the construction and maintenance of a jail and the purchase of land for employment of prisoners, the cost of maintenance shall be divided equally between the city and county except for the cost of providing the food for prisoners. The cost for prisoners charged with or found guilty of offenses against the general criminal laws of the state shall be provided by the county, and the cost for prisoners charged with or found guilty of violating ordinances of the city shall be provided by the city.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 7, p. 661;   R.S.1913, § 3549;   C.S.1922, § 3022;   C.S.1929, § 47-207;   R.S.1943, § 47-307.
NE Code § 47-308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-308 - Joint jail or farm; name.

47-308.  Joint jail or farm; name.Where such county and city unite in the construction of a jail, the name of such jail shall be city and county jail, and when they unite in the purchase of land for the employment of prisoners, such place of detention shall be called detention farm.Source   Laws 1913, c. 228, § 8, p. 662;   R.S.1913, § 3550;   C.S.1922, § 3023;   C.S.1929, § 47-208;   R.S.1943, § 47-308.
NE Code § 47-401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-401 - Person sentenced to or confined in a city or county jail; permission to leave; when; sentence served at other facility; house arrest.

47-401.  Person sentenced to or confined in a city or county jail; permission to leave; when; sentence served at other facility; house arrest.(1) Any person sentenced to or confined in a city or county jail upon conviction for a misdemeanor, a felony, contempt, or nonpayment of any fine or forfeiture or as the result of a custodial sanction imposed in response to a parole or probation violation may be granted the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes:(a) Seeking employment;(b) Working at his or her employment;(c) Conducting such person's own business or other self-employed occupation, including housekeeping and attending to the needs of such person's family;(d) Attending any high school, college, university, or other educational or vocational training program or institution;(e) Serious illness or death of a member of such person's immediate family;(f) Medical treatment;(g) Outpatient or inpatient treatment for alcohol or substance abuse; or(h) Engaging in other rehabilitative activities, including, but not limited to, attending a program or service provided at a reporting center.(2) Any person sentenced to or confined in a city or county jail upon conviction for a misdemeanor or nonpayment of any fine or forfeiture or as the result of a custodial sanction imposed in response to a parole or probation violation may be granted the privilege of serving the sentence or a part of the sentence at a house of correction, community residential center, work release center, halfway house, or other place of confinement properly designated as a jail facility in accordance with this section and sections 15-259, 47-117, 47-207, and 47-409.(3) Any person sentenced to or confined in a city or county jail upon conviction for a misdemeanor, a felony, contempt, or nonpayment of any fine or forfeiture or as the result of a custodial sanction imposed in response to a parole or probation violation may be granted the privilege of serving all or part of the sentence under house arrest. For purposes of this subsection, house arrest means restricting an offender to a specific residence except for authorized periods of absence for employment or for medical, educational, or other reasons approved by the court. House arrest may be monitored by electronic surveillance devices or systems.Source   Laws 1969, c. 208, § 1, p. 813;   Laws 1975, LB 276, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 315, § 5;   Laws 1990, LB 399, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 17, § 18;  Laws 2016, LB1094, § 26.  Annotations  Denial of work release should not be subject to review except where there has been a clear abuse of the court's broad discretion. State v. Temple, 195 Neb. 91, 236 N.W.2d 835 (1975). A person convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment in a city or county jail is not eligible to receive work release privileges hereunder. State v. Redwine, 192 Neb. 638, 223 N.W.2d 488 (1974).
NE Code § 47-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-402 - Privilege of leaving jail; petition; order of sentencing court; withdrawal of privilege.

47-402.  Privilege of leaving jail; petition; order of sentencing court; withdrawal of privilege.The privilege of leaving the jail as set forth in section 47-401 shall be granted only by written order of the sentencing court, after conferring with the chief of police, county sheriff, or such other person as may be charged with the administrative direction of the jail, specifically setting forth the terms and conditions of the privilege granted. The prisoner may petition the court for such privilege at the time of sentencing, or thereafter, and, in the discretion of the court, may renew his or her petition. The court may withdraw the privilege at any time by written order entered with or without prior notice.Source   Laws 1969, c. 208, § 2, p. 813;   Laws 1984, LB 394, § 23.  Annotations Denial of work release should not be subject to review except where there has been a clear abuse of the court's broad discretion. State v. Temple, 195 Neb. 91, 236 N.W.2d 835 (1975).
NE Code § 47-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-403 - Privilege of leaving jail; employment; wages; account; disbursement.

47-403.  Privilege of leaving jail; employment; wages; account; disbursement.The court may endeavor to secure employment for unemployed prisoners under this section. If a prisoner is employed for wages or salary, the court may collect the same, or require the prisoner to turn over his wages or salary in full when received, and the court shall keep a ledger showing the status of the account of each prisoner. Except when the prisoner returns to the employment he held at the time of his arrest, such employment shall not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services, and the rates of pay and other conditions of employment shall not be less than for work of similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed.Source  Laws 1969, c. 208, § 3, p. 814.
NE Code § 47-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-404 - Privilege of leaving jail; prisoner; liable for costs.

47-404.  Privilege of leaving jail; prisoner; liable for costs.Every prisoner granted the privilege of leaving the jail as set forth in sections 47-401 to 47-411 shall be liable for such costs incident to his confinement as the court deems appropriate and reasonable, if such costs are specifically set forth in the order of the court granting the privilege pursuant to sections 47-401 to 47-411.Source  Laws 1969, c. 208, § 4, p. 814. Annotations Food and laundry, but not lodging expense, are costs incidental to confinement. State v. Towle, 197 Neb. 494, 249 N.W.2d 754 (1977).
NE Code § 47-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-405 - Privilege of leaving jail; meals; transportation.

47-405.  Privilege of leaving jail; meals; transportation.If necessarily absent from jail at mealtime, the prisoner shall, at his request, be furnished with an adequate meal to carry with him during his absence and the chief of police, county sheriff, or other governmental agency may provide for the transportation of prisoners released pursuant to sections 47-401 to 47-411. Such meals and transportation shall be considered as a cost incident to the confinement of the prisoner.Source  Laws 1969, c. 208, § 5, p. 814.
NE Code § 47-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 47 - Jails and Correctional Facilities|47-406 - Prisoner's account; disbursement.

47-406.  Prisoner's account; disbursement.As soon as adequate funds are available in the prisoner's account in accordance with section 47-403, and to the extent of the funds in such account, the court shall, by written order, disburse such funds for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:(1) The board of the prisoner;(2) Necessary travel expense and other incidental expenses of the prisoner;(3) Support of the prisoner's dependents, if any;(4) Payment either in full or in part, of the prisoner's obligations acknowledged by him in writing, or which have been reduced to judgment; and(5) The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon his discharge.Source  Laws 1969, c. 208, § 6, p. 814. Annotations Board includes food, but not lodging, in this section. State v. Towle, 197 Neb. 494, 249 N.W.2d 754 (1977).