By C1 Staff
LINCOLN — A new bill would spend more than $261 million on correctional facilities to help address issues within the prison system.
WOWT reports that the cost is based on the recommendation of the 2014 Nebraska Department of Correction Services Master Plan Report.
LB237, the bill, represents Phase 1 of the report.
The DOC reports that the state’s institutions grew by 19 inmates per month, or 228 each year.
Neb. State Sen. Colby Coash, who introduced LB237, said the state must address the growth, or else the safety of those working in the prison system is at stake.