There is hereby created a Department of Correctional Services which shall:
(1) Maintain and administer facilities required for the custody, control, correctional treatment, and rehabilitation of persons committed to the department and for the safekeeping of such other persons as may be remanded to the department in accordance with law;
(2) Develop policies and programs for the correctional treatment and rehabilitation of persons committed to the department;
(3) Supervise parolees who have been committed to the department;
(4) Administer parole services in the facilities and in the community; and
(5) Maintain all records and files associated with the Board of Parole, including relating to individuals subject to lifetime community supervision under section 83-174.03. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the department from maintaining daily records and files associated with the Board of Pardons.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case:
State v. Atkins, 549 N.W.2d 159 (Neb. 1996).
State v. Atkins, 549 N.W.2d 159 (Neb. 1996).
· cites it 2× “§ 28-105 (Reissue 1995); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 (Reissue 1994). State prison inmates also may receive maximum and minimum terms.”
Perryman v. Neb. Dept. of Corr. Servs., 568 N.W.2d 241 (Neb. 1997).
· cites it 2× “Since Perryman filed an action against DCS and the Omaha Correctional Center, agencies created by the state, see Neb.Rev.Stat. § 83-171 (Reissue 1994), Perryman has filed suit against the state.”
Abdullah v. Gunter, 497 N.W.2d 12 (Neb. 1993).
· cites it 2× “DCS’ RESTRICTION OF NON WAGE MONEY Regarding the DCS’s authority to restrict non wage funds received by the inmate, § 83-183(3) grants authority to the DCS to restrict wages earned by inmates, but the DCS also acquires authority to maintain and administer Nebraska’s correctional…”
Witmer v. Nebraska Dep't of Corr. Servs., 691 N.W.2d 185 (Neb. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “See, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 (Reissue 1999) (DCS is to maintain and administer facilities required for custody, control, correctional *303 treatment, and rehabilitation of persons committed to DCS and for safekeeping of such other persons); Neb.”
Perryman v. Nebraska Dep't of Corr. Servs., 568 N.W.2d 241 (Neb. 1997).
· cites it 2× “Since Perryman filed an action against DCS and the Omaha Correctional Center, agencies created by the state, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 (Reissue 1994), Perryman has filed suit against the state.”
Renteria v. Nebraska Dep't of Corr. (D. Neb. 2020).
· cites it 2× “” See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . 2 “The essential function of a complaint under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is to give the opposing party ‘fair notice of the nature and basis or grounds for a claim, and a general indication of the type of litigation involved.”
Renteria v. Nebraska Dep't of Corr. (D. Neb. 2020).
· cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . he was placed in a cell in the segregation unit which was accessible only by stairs and did not have a handicap-accessible toilet or shower.”
Ballard v. Boyd (D. Neb. 2020).
· cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . three of its employees: Taggert [sic] Boyd (the warden of DEC and LCC),2 Corpral [sic] Thurman (whom Ballard identifies as a “prison guard” at DEC), and Dr.”
Robinson v. Chamberlain (D. Neb. 2021).
· cites it 2× “1994); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . Claims for a declaration of past constitutional violations against the state, its agencies, and state employees in their official capacities are likewise barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity.”
McSwine v. Deol (D. Neb. 2022).
· cites it 2× “1994); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . NDCS, as a state agency, is a not a “person” within the meaning of 42 U.”
Mumin v. Case Manager Carroll (D. Neb. 2025).
· cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-171 . than 10 years' nor more than 20 years' imprisonment.”
Witmer v. Nebraska Dept. of Corr. Servs., 691 N.W.2d 185 (Neb. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “See, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 83-171 (Reissue 1999) (DCS is to maintain and administer facilities required for custody, control, correctional treatment, and rehabilitation of persons committed to DCS and for safekeeping of such other persons); Neb.”
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