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A deep dive into the people and programs of your Nebraska Judicial Branch.
A problem-solving court graduate now helps Omaha kids; your courthouse curiosity gets past the marble.
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A grounded look at how Nebraska probation officers connect relationships, reform, and everyday successes.
Probation work is framed as a long practice of relationships, reform, and small successes that add up over time. Gene Cotter speaks with Specialized Officer Danelle Reed of the Juvenile Office in Lincoln and Stacey Strohmeyer of the Adult Office in Lincoln about what kept them…
Gene Cotter uses Probation, Parole, and Community Supervision Week 2023 to spotlight Danelle Reed from the Juvenile Office in Lincoln and Stacey Strohmeyer from the Adult Office in Lincoln.
Your Nebraska Judicial Branch host Gene Cotter interviews Peyton Hogan, an Omaha mental-health professional who entered drug court at 18 while facing 10 to 15 years in prison.
Gene Cotter interviews Misty Thomas Flowers and Jill Holt of the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition about the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978, and Nebraska’s amended 2015 law.
Gene Cotter interviews Deb Van Dyke-Reese, Director of Nebraska's Court Improvement Project, about improving child welfare and juvenile justice processes for children and families.
Bob Denton, Deputy Administrator for Nebraska’s Programs and Services division, explains how probation supports approximately 14,000 adults and 2,000 juveniles across 93 counties.
An interview with a former inmate sharing her journey through addiction, incarceration, and post-release supervision.