That bill would create a new position in Nebraska’s juvenile justice system: an adviser for parents and guardians who are trying to navigate having a child involved with juvenile court.

KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S WAVERLE MONROE LAYS OUT SOME OPTIONS FOR EACH STATE SENATOR HAS THEIR OWN IDEA OF WHAT JUVENILE JUSTICE SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN NEBRASKA, STATE SENATOR TERRELL MCKINNEY WANTS ...

NOW, STATE SENATOR MERV RIPPY PLANS TO INTRODUCE HIS OWN BILL REVISING JUVENILE JUSTICE PARAMETERS. THIS ONE IS BACKED BY GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN AND WILL INITIALLY LOOK AT LOWERING THE AGE LIMITS FOR ...

Nebraska Juvenile Justice bill LB 556 drew support and opposition during a series of press conferences at state capitol on Thursday. State Sen. Terrell McKinney speaks during a press conference ...

The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill Friday to designate centers in Omaha intended to curb youth incarceration and ...

The Nebraska County Attorney’s Association ... “While I believe the juvenile justice reforms that were implemented over the last few years were well intended,” Zoeller said.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Dueling press conferences in the Capitol on Thursday laid bare two sparring visions for the future of juvenile justice in Nebraska. One, hosted by Voices for Children in ...

Anne Hobbs, a researcher with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s juvenile justice institute, says the state needs to focus on the few young children who need help, instead of creating entire ...