Officials Look Beyond Nebraska to Solve Prison Overcrowding

Officials look beyond Nebraska to solve prison overcrowding
That committee, in 2010, rejected a proposal to spend $ 7 million immediately and $ 3 million annually to hire additional probation officers and launch seven new “reporting centers” where nonviolent offenders on probation go for counseling and treatment. Read more on Omaha World-Herald

Ohio program to help drug-addicted babies, mothers
About 200 mothers and babies who are addicted to painkillers and heroin would get treatment and counseling under the $ 4.2 million, three-year pilot program, Gov. John Kasich's administration announced Thursday. Ohio has launched efforts in recent years … Read more on Bradenton Herald