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NE Code § 83-173 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-173 - Director of Correctional Services; duties.

83-173.  Director of Correctional Services; duties.The Director of Correctional Services shall:(1) Supervise and be responsible for the administration of the Department of Correctional Services;(2) Establish, consolidate, or abolish any administrative subdivision within the department and appoint and remove for cause the heads thereof and delegate appropriate powers and duties to them;(3) Establish and administer policies and programs for the operation of the facilities in the department and for the custody, control, safety, correction, and rehabilitation of persons committed to the department;(4) Appoint and remove the chief executive officer of each facility and delegate appropriate powers and duties to him or her;(5) Appoint and remove employees of the department and delegate appropriate powers and duties to them;(6) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the management, correctional treatment, and rehabilitation of persons committed to the department, the administration of facilities, and the conduct of officers and employees under his or her jurisdiction;(7) Designate the place of confinement of persons committed to the department subject to section 83-176;(8) Establish and administer policies that ensure that complete and up-to-date electronic records are maintained for each person committed to the department and which also ensure privacy protections. Electronic records shall include programming recommendations, program completions, time spent in housing other than general population, and medical records, including mental and behavioral health records;(9) Collect, develop, and maintain statistical information concerning persons committed to the department, sentencing practices, and correctional treatment as may be useful in penological research or in the development of treatment programs;(10) Provide training programs designed to equip employees for duty in the facilities and related services of the department and to raise and maintain the educational standards and the level of performance of such employees;(11) Notify law enforcement agencies of upcoming furloughs as required by section 83-173.01;(12) Issue or authorize the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of any person committed to the department who has escaped from the custody of the department; and(13) Exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary and proper in carrying out his or her responsibilities.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 4, p. 3074;   Laws 1973, LB 563, § 41;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 64;   Laws 1980, LB 794, § 3;   Laws 1981, LB 545, § 42;   Laws 1986, LB 481, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB598, § 24.  Annotations Prison authorities had no right, absent statutory authority, to prescribe and enforce regulations authorizing forfeiture of money discovered in the possession of inmates as a punitive measure and their actions in so doing violated due process. Sell v. Parratt, 548 F.2d 753 (8th Cir. 1977).
NE Code § 83-173.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-173.01 - Director of Correctional Services; release of certain convicts; duties.

83-173.01.  Director of Correctional Services; release of certain convicts; duties.Two weeks prior to releasing a person convicted of a Class IA felony or sexual assault in the first degree on furlough, the Director of Correctional Services shall deliver a copy of the release authorization to at least one law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which such person is authorized to temporarily reside.Source  Laws 1986, LB 481, § 3.
NE Code § 83-173.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-173.02 - Use of restrictive housing; director; report.

83-173.02.  Use of restrictive housing; director; report.The director shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than July 1, 2016. The report to the Legislature shall be issued electronically. The report shall contain a long-term plan for the use of restrictive housing with the explicit goal of reducing the use of restrictive housing.Source Laws 2015, LB598, § 30.
NE Code § 83-173.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-173.03 - Use of restrictive housing; levels; department; duties; use of immediate segregation.

83-173.03.  Use of restrictive housing; levels; department; duties; use of immediate segregation.(1) No inmate shall be held in restrictive housing unless done in the least restrictive manner consistent with maintaining order in the facility and pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing levels of restrictive housing as may be necessary to administer the correctional system. Rules and regulations shall establish behavior, conditions, and mental health status under which an inmate may be placed in each confinement level as well as procedures for making such determinations. Rules and regulations shall also provide for individualized transition plans, developed with the active participation of the committed offender, for each confinement level back to the general population or to society.(3) On and after March 1, 2020, no inmate who is a member of a vulnerable population shall be placed in restrictive housing. In line with the least restrictive framework, an inmate who is a member of a vulnerable population may be assigned to immediate segregation to protect himself or herself, staff, other inmates, or inmates who are members of vulnerable populations pending classification. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act regarding restrictive housing to address risks for inmates who are members of vulnerable populations. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the department from developing secure mental health housing to serve the needs of inmates with serious mental illnesses as defined in section 44-792, developmental disabilities as defined in section 71-1107, or traumatic brain injuries as defined in section 79-1118.01 in such a way that provides for meaningful access to social interaction, exercise, environmental stimulation, and therapeutic programming.(4) For purposes of this section, member of a vulnerable population means an inmate who is eighteen years of age or younger, pregnant, or diagnosed with a serious mental illness as defined in section 44-792, a developmental disability as defined in section 71-1107, or a traumatic brain injury as defined in section 79-1118.01.Source  Laws 2015, LB598, § 31;  Laws 2016, LB867, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB686, § 13.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 83-174 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-174 - Registered sex offender; release or termination of supervision; notice required; county attorney; duties.

83-174.  Registered sex offender; release or termination of supervision; notice required; county attorney; duties.(1) At least ninety days prior to the release from incarceration or civil commitment or the termination of probation or parole supervision of an individual who is required to register under section 29-4003, the agency with jurisdiction over the individual shall provide notice to the Attorney General, the Nebraska State Patrol, the prosecuting county attorney, and the county attorney in the county in which an individual is incarcerated, supervised, or committed.(2) The Board of Parole shall also provide notice to the Attorney General, the Nebraska State Patrol, the prosecuting county attorney, and the county attorney in the county in which such individual is incarcerated or committed within five days after scheduling a parole hearing for an individual who is required to register under section 29-4003.(3) A county attorney shall, no later than forty-five days after receiving notice of the pending release of an individual pursuant to this section, notify the Attorney General whether the county attorney intends to initiate civil commitment proceedings against such individual upon his or her release from custody.Source Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 86.
NE Code § 83-174.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-174.01 - Dangerous sex offender; terms, defined.

83-174.01.  Dangerous sex offender; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 83-174 to 83-174.05:(1) Dangerous sex offender means (a) a person who suffers from a mental illness which makes the person likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence, who has been convicted of one or more sex offenses, and who is substantially unable to control his or her criminal behavior or (b) a person with a personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence, who has been convicted of two or more sex offenses, and who is substantially unable to control his or her criminal behavior;(2) Likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence means the person's propensity to commit sex offenses resulting in serious harm to others is of such a degree as to pose a menace to the health and safety of the public;(3) Person who suffers from a mental illness means an individual who has a mental illness as defined in section 71-907;(4) Person with a personality disorder means an individual diagnosed with a personality disorder;(5) Sex offense means any of the offenses listed in section 29-4003 for which registration as a sex offender is required; and(6) Substantially unable to control his or her criminal behavior means having serious difficulty in controlling or resisting the desire or urge to commit sex offenses.Source Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 87. Annotations  This section is not unconstitutionally vague. In re Interest of A.M., 281 Neb. 482, 797 N.W.2d 233 (2011). A prerequisite of the Sex Offender Commitment Act is a criminal conviction for a sex offense. In re Interest of J.R., 277 Neb. 362, 762 N.W.2d 305 (2009).
NE Code § 83-174.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-174.04 - Violation of condition of community supervision; actions authorized.

83-174.04.  Violation of condition of community supervision; actions authorized.An individual who violates one or more of the conditions of community supervision established for him or her pursuant to section 83-174.03 shall undergo a review by the Division of Parole Supervision to evaluate the risk posed to the public by the violation in question. The division may take any of the following actions in response to a violation of conditions of community supervision:(1) Revise or impose additional conditions of community supervision in order to minimize the risk to the public from the continued presence of the individual in the community;(2) Forward to the Attorney General or the county attorney in the county where the individual resides a request to initiate a criminal prosecution for failure to comply with the terms of community supervision; or(3) Forward to the county attorney or Attorney General a recommendation that civil commitment proceedings be instituted with respect to the individual.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 90;  Laws 2018, LB841, § 18.
NE Code § 83-174.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-174.05 - Violation of conditions of community supervision; penalty.

83-174.05.  Violation of conditions of community supervision; penalty.Failure to comply with the conditions of community supervision imposed by the Division of Parole Supervision is a Class IV felony for the first offense and a Class III felony for any subsequent offense.Source  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 91;  Laws 2018, LB841, § 19.
NE Code § 83-175 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-175 - Committed person; treatment; duties.

83-175.  Committed person; treatment; duties.Whenever the Director of Correctional Services finds that a person committed to the department requires specialized treatment, or treatment of a kind that is not feasible to provide within the department, the director may place such person in institutions providing such treatment in another jurisdiction and may agree to pay reimbursement therefor. A person so transferred to an out-of-state institution shall be subject to the rules and regulations of such institution concerning the custody, conduct, and discipline of its inmates but shall remain subject to the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act concerning his or her term, reduction of term, and release on parole.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 6, p. 3075;   Laws 1997, LB 396, § 24.
NE Code § 83-176 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-176 - Director of Correctional Services; designate place of confinement.

83-176.  Director of Correctional Services; designate place of confinement.(1) Whenever any person is sentenced or committed under any provision of law to a specific facility within the department or to the custody of the warden or superintendent of such facility, he or she shall be deemed to be sentenced or committed to the department.(2) The director may designate as a place of confinement of a person committed to the department any available, suitable, and appropriate residence facility or institution, whether or not operated by the state, and may at any time transfer such person from one place of confinement to another.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 7, p. 3075;   Laws 1973, LB 57, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 790, § 35;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 27;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 923.
NE Code § 83-177 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-177 - Facility; chief executive officer; designation.

83-177.  Facility; chief executive officer; designation.There shall be in each facility a chief executive officer designated as warden or superintendent and such deputy or associate wardens or assistant superintendents as the director determines. The chief executive officer shall be responsible to the director for the custody, control, and correctional treatment of persons committed to the department and for the general administration of the facility. Deputy or associate wardens or assistant superintendents in each facility shall advise and be responsible to the chief executive officer of the facility and shall have such powers and duties as the chief executive officer delegates to them in accordance with law or pursuant to the directions of the director.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 8, p. 3076;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 28.
NE Code § 83-179 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-179 - Person committed; physical examination; evaluation; contents; recommendations.

83-179.  Person committed; physical examination; evaluation; contents; recommendations.Upon initial admission to a facility, each person committed to the department shall be given a physical examination and a thorough evaluation. The evaluation shall include such person's psychological, social, educational, and vocational condition and history and the motivation of the offense. A report containing the findings of the examination and evaluation shall be submitted on each such person to the chief executive officer of the facility. The report shall include recommendations regarding the facility to which such person should be assigned, the degree and kind of custodial control, and the program of treatment for rehabilitation, including medical and psychological treatment and educational and vocational training. A medical determination shall be made as to whether such person shall be kept apart from other persons committed to the department.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 10, p. 3078;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 30.
NE Code § 83-181 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-181 - Committed offender; health care; food and clothing; access to attorney.

83-181.  Committed offender; health care; food and clothing; access to attorney.(1) Each committed offender shall have regular medical and dental care. Each committed offender shall be adequately fed and clothed in accordance with the regulations of the department. No committed offender shall be required to wear stripes or other degrading apparel.(2) The department shall allow each committed offender reasonable access to his or her attorney or attorneys. If a committed offender communicates with his or her attorney or attorneys by telephone or videoconferencing, such communication shall be provided without charge to the committed offender and without monitoring or recording by the department or law enforcement.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 12, p. 3079;  Laws 2019, LB443, § 1.
NE Code § 83-182 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-182 - Director; establish programs.

83-182.  Director; establish programs.The director shall establish appropriate programs for each facility designed as far as practical to prepare and assist each person committed to the department to assume his or her responsibilities as a useful citizen. In developing such programs, the director shall seek to make available to each person capable of benefiting therefrom academic or vocational training, participation in productive work, religious and recreational activities, and such therapeutic measures as are practicable. No person shall be ordered or compelled to participate in religious activities.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 13, p. 3079;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 31.  Annotations Evidence held insufficient to show denial of property rights afforded under sections 83-182 and 83-183. Journey v. Vitek, 685 F.2d 239 (8th Cir. 1982).
NE Code § 83-183.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-183.01 - Persons committed; wages; disposition; director; adopt rules and regulations.

83-183.01.  Persons committed; wages; disposition; director; adopt rules and regulations.A person committed to the department, who is earning at least minimum wage and is employed pursuant to sections 81-1827 and 83-183, shall have his or her wages set aside by the chief executive officer of the facility in a separate wage fund. The director shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which will protect the inmate's rights to due process, provide for hearing as necessary before the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee, and govern the disposition of a confined person's gross monthly wage minus required payroll deductions and payment of necessary work-related incidental expenses for the following purposes:(1) For the support of families and dependent relatives of the respective inmates;(2) For the discharge of any legal obligations, including judgments for restitution as provided in section 83-184.01;(3) To pay all or a part of the cost of their board, room, clothing, medical, dental, and other correctional services;(4) To provide for funds payable to the person committed to the department upon his or her release;(5) For the actual value of state property intentionally or willfully and wantonly destroyed by such person during his or her commitment;(6) For reasonable costs incurred in returning such person to the facility to which he or she is committed in the event of escape; and(7) For deposit in the Victim's Compensation Fund.Source   Laws 1980, LB 319, § 11;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 40;   Laws 1987, LB 353, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 95.  Annotations Section 83-183, when construed with this section, does not require that an inmate be provided with full-time employment as a prerequisite to the applicability of rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of this section. Hurbenca v. Nebraska Dept. of Corr. Servs., 18 Neb. App. 31, 773 N.W.2d 402 (2009).
NE Code § 83-184.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-184.01 - Restitution order; collection from wage funds; report.

83-184.01.  Restitution order; collection from wage funds; report.(1) The department, in consultation with the State Court Administrator, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to provide an effective process for the transfer of funds for the purpose of satisfying restitution orders.(2) A sentencing order requiring an inmate to pay restitution shall be treated as a court order authorizing the department to withhold and transfer funds for the purpose of satisfying a restitution order.(3) This section applies to funds in the wage fund of any inmate confined in a correctional facility on or after August 30, 2015.(4) The department shall report annually to the Legislature on the collection of restitution from wage funds. The report shall include the total number of inmates with restitution judgments, the total number of inmates with wage funds, the total number of inmates with both, the number of payments made to either victims or clerks of the court, the average amount of payments, and the total amount of restitution collected. The report shall be submitted electronically.Source Laws 2015, LB605, § 97.
NE Code § 83-185 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-185 - Transferred to section 83-4,114.01.

83-185.  Transferred to section 83-4,114.01.
NE Code § 83-186 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-186 - Visitors of facilities; enumerated.

83-186.  Visitors of facilities; enumerated.(1) The following persons shall be allowed to visit any facility in the Department of Correctional Services at any time:(a) Members of the Legislature;(b) Members of the judiciary;(c) Members of the Board of Pardons;(d) Members of the Board of Parole; and(e) Members of the clergy, subject to the approval of the Director of Correctional Services.(2) The chief executive officer of a facility may permit any other person to visit the facility.Source   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 17, p. 3083;   Laws 1973, LB 563, § 43;   Laws 1990, LB 1067, § 1.
NE Code § 83-186.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-186.01 - Adult correctional facilities; reentry planning program; legislative findings; Department of Correctional Services; duties.

83-186.01.  Adult correctional facilities; reentry planning program; legislative findings; Department of Correctional Services; duties.(1) The Legislature finds that:(a) Research reveals that children who have parents involved in their lives perform better academically and socially in school, experience fewer mental health and substance abuse issues, and are less likely to commit serious crime;(b) Strategies to address family stability and intergenerational poverty are specifically needed for children with incarcerated parents; and(c) Research reveals that family-based reentry planning, including relationship development and housing and employment strategies, results in lower recidivism and greater family economic stability.(2) The department shall implement a program for the purpose of providing in Nebraska adult correctional facilities an evidence-based program of parent education, early literacy, relationship skills development, and reentry planning involving family members of incarcerated parents prior to their release. Incarcerated parents of children between birth and five years of age shall have priority for participation in the program. The department may award a contract to operate the program. Such contract shall be based on competitive bids as provided in sections 73-101 to 73-105. The department shall track data related to program participation and recidivism.Source  Laws 2013, LB483, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB598, § 26.