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Federal audit blasts nonprofit responsible for accrediting Nebraska's prisons

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Federal audit blasts nonprofit responsible for accrediting Nebraska's prisons

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The Department of Justice raised concerns last month about a national nonprofit responsible for accrediting prisons across the country — including in Nebraska — over the organization's suspect handling of reaccreditation reviews at federal prisons. 

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Read the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services' contract with the American Correctional Association, the international nonprofit organization that accredits the state's prisons. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

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Photos: Nebraska's new Reception and Treatment Center

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new dining area at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

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Inmates were injured during a pair of fights this week at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about new maximum-security prison beds during a tour of the facility Wednesday.

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A body scanner is seen at the public entrance of the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of the new prison on Wednesday. 

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Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday. 

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Five staff members at the state's Reception and Treatment Center were treated at a Lincoln hospital after they were stabbed by three inmates Wednesday. The center opened last May, combining two state prisons into one massive complex.

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A mental health wing at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.

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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes a "blind feed" food line.

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A prison courtyard at Reception and Treatment Center.

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A dining area at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.

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The public entrance to the Reception and Treatment Center.

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A program room is part of a 384-bed expansion project at the Reception and Treatment Center.

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Construction is ongoing at the Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln.

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The Reception and Treatment Center includes 384 prison beds.

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A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center.

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A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center is seen under construction on Wednesday.

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The Reception and Treatment Center has a mental health wing.

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The new kitchen is seen at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about the center's new mental health wing.

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Part of a prison expansion project includes 384 new beds.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at the center.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of Nebraska's new prison.

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Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

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Five staff members at the state's Reception and Treatment Center were treated at a Lincoln hospital after they were stabbed by three inmates Wednesday. The center opened last May, combining two state prisons into one massive complex.

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The new structure includes an intake center where nearly every man admitted into the state's prison system will be processed before assigned to a long-term location.

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A hospice bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.

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An on-site dental office is part of the new Reception and Treatment Center.

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A skilled nursing bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.

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A skilled nursing bed at the Department of Correctional Services' Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln is seen in May 2022.

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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

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An X-ray machine at the new Reception and Treatment Center.

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An admission cell at the Reception and Treatment Center.

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Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com. On Twitter @andrewwegley

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