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
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB383.
- 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
- LB28 - Provide for motions for new trial based on newly discovered evidence
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB28.
- LB119 - Change provisions of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
- LB499 - Require an annual report on active cases by NDCS, Probation, and Parole
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB499.
- LB559 - Change provisions relating to restrictive housing under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB559.
- LB563 - Provide caseload limits for high-risk offenders supervised by probation officers and parole officers
RISE’s position: Neutral
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
- LB620 - Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB620.
Equitable Economic and Social Progress
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LB128 - Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
Click here for RISE's testimony on LB128. -
LB203 - Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
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LB525 - Provide duties and requirements for transitional housing facilities and change powers of the Office of Inspector General of NDCS
RISE’s position: Support
Status: Referred to Judiciary Committee
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