5 Report knocks prisons.

• Position: STATELINE - Overcrowded prison system in Nebraska - Brief article

A Nebraska legislative panel has issued a scathing 62-page report on the state's overcrowded prison system and early release of dangerous inmates, stating that a lack of leadership has compromised public safety. The committee formed in 2013 to investigate the release of an inmate who killed four Omahans shortly after leaving prison in July of that year. The committee said then-Governor Dave Heineman's failure to declare an overcrowding emergency...