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Oct. 11, 2021Lincoln, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska officials refusing to release prison reform reports

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska officials are refusing to release presentations the state has received from a nonprofit group that is analyzing criminal justice data to help the state deal with severe overcrowding in its prison system.

Gov. Pete Ricketts' office refused the Omaha World-Herald's request for those reports from the Crime and Justice Institute because the group that heard the presentations isn't a public body, and the information is still in draft form.

The director of the Nebraska ACLU, Danielle Conrad, said it doesn't make sense to her that presentations given to a committee composed of public officials would be considered drafts, so she thinks the information should be released.