Nebraska Criminal Justice Review, March, 2011.

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CONTENTS:|LB 202 offers life-sentenced youth the hope of a commutation hearing after serving 20 years in prison, by Mel Beckman|Prisoners sentenced to life for crimes com- mitted as teens under age 18, who have served 20 years or more in prison|No more victims! Circles of Support and Accountability for sex offenders Commutation of life sentences Nebraska 1970—2011|After a 19-year lapse, the Nebraska Pardons Board again commutes life sentences, by Mel Beckman|Youth mature to responsible adulthood during years in prison, by Damon L. Picotte|LB 390, introduced in the Legislature by Senator Ashford at the request of Governor Heineman|LB 390 seeks to abolish the community corrections council -- a very bad idea, by John Krejci|Strong support for keeping the Jail Standards Board expressed at LB 390 hearing, By Mel Beckman|Cancer while incarcerated: One prisoner’s experience, by Edward Lee|Respect for family before, during and after prison: What one Mom wants to say|News and Happenings|Letters