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2020 Priority Issues and Policy Agenda

Policy & Advocacy

Priority Issues & Policy Agenda

2020 Priority Issues

  • Cash bail reform
  • Diversion and alternative programs
  • Parole process and eligibility
  • Correctional improvements
  • Mental, behavioral healthcare
  • Reentry barriers
  • Voting rights

Policy Agenda

  • Decreased Incarcerated Population

    • LB130 - Change membership provisions for the Board of Parole
      RISE’s position: Neutral
      Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

    • LB269 - Change provisions regarding review of a committed offender's record by the Board of Parole
      RISE’s position: Neutral
      Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

    • LB334 - Adopt the Community Work Release and Treatment Centers Act and change provisions relating to Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration
      RISE’s position: Neutral
      Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

    • LB383 - Appropriate funds for capital construction
      RISE’s position: Oppose
      Status: Referred to Appropriations Committee

    • LB624 - Provide for earned time credit reductions to the minimum terms of sentences of offenders at facilities of NDCS
      RISE’s position: Support
      Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee

  • Improved Conditions

    • LB207 - Create a Death Penalty Defense Standards Advisory Council
      RISE' Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB226 - State intent relating to appropriations for the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Kearney and the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB262 - Change membership and duties of long-term restrictive housing work group
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB313 - Provide the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System with oversight authority over regional centers
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB345 - Prohibit mandatory overtime for certain state employees
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB446 - State intent relating to appropriations for the County Justice Reinvestment Grant Program
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB625 - Appropriate funds to the Department of Correctional Services
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB739 - Change procedures and requirements for use of restrictive housing of inmates
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB786 - Change rules on the use of restrictive housing and require screenings of inmates for serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB1171 - Change provisions under the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act
      RISE's Position: Support
      Status: Indefinitely postponed
       
    • LB1208 - Change provisions relating to restrictive housing, immediate segregation, discipline, and other conditions of confinement in state correctional facilities
      RISE's Position: Status
      Status: Indefinitely postponed

 

 

 

  • Equitable Economic and Social Progress

    • LB805 - Provide an income tax deduction for certain wages paid to individuals convicted of a felony
      • RISE’s Position: Support
      • Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • LR286CA - Constitutional amendment to remove felony convictions other than treason from being a disqualification for voting 
      • RISE’s Position: Support
      • Status: Referred to Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee
    • LB986 - Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information
      • RISE’s Position: Support
      • Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
      • Click here for RISE’s testimony on LB986
    • LB1038 - Change provisions relating to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
      • RISE’s Position: Support
      • Status: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
      • Click here for RISE’s testimony on LB1038
    • LB1157 - Provide for counting Nebraska residents in Nebraska prisons for redistricting purposes
      • RISE’s Position: Support
      • Status: Referred to Executive Board
      • Click here for RISE’s testimony on LB1157

Upcoming Events & Articles

January 31, 2023
byJasmine Harris, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy

Because we have a unicameral, the only one in the country, everyday Nebraskans are the second house. Our job is to weigh in on these important issues and let lawmakers know how these policies will impact our families, people we serve and our communities. 

January 19, 2023
byRISE Policy & Advocacy Team

The Voting Rights Restoration Coalition is composed of over 30 statewide and local organizations.  Our mission is to remove barriers to civic participation for those impacted by the criminal justice system. We want everyone to be able to access their right to vote, serve on a jury, and run for office.

November 8, 2022
byRISE Policy & Advocacy Team

Use and share this guide before heading out to the polls on election day!

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