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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of the Correctional System Overcrowding Emergency Act:
(1) Board means the Board of Parole;
(2) Committed offender has the definition found in section 83-170;
(3) Department means the Department of Correctional Services;
(4) Design capacity means the total designed bed space in facilities operated by the department, as certified by the director;
(5) Director means the Director of Correctional Services;
(6) Operational capacity means one hundred twenty-five percent of design capacity;
(7) Population means the actual number of inmates assigned to facilities operated by the department and does not include inmates assigned to county-operated correctional institutions; and
(8) Violent offense means any one or more of the following crimes: Murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, manslaughter, assault in the first degree, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first degree, or robbery.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 83. State Institutions § 83-961. Terms, defined - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-83-state-institutions/ne-rev-st-sect-83-961/
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