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Nebraska's prison system seeking internal inspector amid oversight lockout
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- Jan 17, 2024
- Jan 17, 2024
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State Sens. Beau Ballard and State Sen. Danielle Conrad, both of Lincoln, speak during the first day of the legislative session on Jan. 3. Conrad said the state's plan to hire an in-house prisons inspector "is akin to letting the fox watch the hen house."
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Nebraska’s prison system is looking to hire an internal inspector who would carry out at least some of the same duties handled by an independent inspector employed by the state’s Legislature.
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State Sens. Beau Ballard and State Sen. Danielle Conrad, both of Lincoln, speak during the first day of the legislative session on Jan. 3. Conrad said the state's plan to hire an in-house prisons inspector "is akin to letting the fox watch the hen house."
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