A bill to expand a juvenile-justice pilot program throughout Nebraska has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The expans...

Lawmakers have tentatively agreed to a 40-year minimum prison sentence for juveniles who commit murder in Nebraska, but the n...

Nebraska lawmakers are trying to set a new minimum prison sentence for convicted murderers who committed their crimes as juve...

Lawmakers have given first-round approval to a bill that's intended to reduce the number of incarcerated juveniles in Neb...

The Legislature's Judiciary Commission will meet with state corrections officials in the next few weeks to find a solutio...

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has unveiled two proposed tax reform measures that would eliminate or reduce state income taxes.T...

Omaha's mayor wants furloughs to end for violent inmates. Jim Suttle wants the City Council to make recommendations for a...