Nebraska Correctional Center for Women explained

Prison Name:Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
Location:1107 Recharge Road
York, Nebraska
Status:Open
Classification:Mixed
Capacity:275
Opened:1920

The Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) is a state correctional facility for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located just west of York, Nebraska, it is the only secure state facility to house adult women.

Created by an act of the Nebraska State Legislature establishing the "State Reformatory for Women." The original facility opened in May 1920 and consisted of a two-story house that was used as an inmate and staff residence.[1] The facility was a working dairy farm. The inmates assisted with the livestock. The current institution consists of 17 buildings on 27acres of land, secured by two security fences. NCCW houses all security classification levels of female inmates including those in its own Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (D&E) (All male new commitments are taken to the Nebraska Diagnostic and Evaluation Center located in Lincoln). The NCCW D&E houses all new commitments. The average stay of a new commitment in the NCCW D&E is 30 days. This allows the inmate time to adjust to the institution and to learn about the institution's programs, rules, and regulations. During the evaluation period staff develop a personalized classification plan for the inmate.

NCCW has been accredited by the American Correctional Association since 1981.

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Notes and References

  1. https://corrections.nebraska.gov/facilities/nebraska-correctional-center-women Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
  2. Wischmann, Lesley. "The Killing Spree that Transfixed a Nation: Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, 1958", Wyoming Historical Society, November 8, 2014. Accessed February 5, 2024. "Fugate spent nearly 18 years in the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women in York. A model prisoner, she was paroled in 1976."