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Nebraska Correctional Center for Women

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Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
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Location1107 Recharge Road
York, Nebraska
StatusOpen
Security classMixed
Capacity275
Opened1920
Managed byNebraska Department of Correctional Services

The Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) is a state correctional facility for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located in Baker Precinct, York County, Nebraska,[1] just west of York, 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.[2] The facility was a working dairy farm. The inmates assisted with the livestock. The current institution consists of 17 buildings on 27 acres (110,000 m2) 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.

  • Security Levels: NCCW houses all classifications levels of female inmates including new commitments, court-ordered evaluators, and safe-keepers from county facilities.
  • Average Population: 281
  • Number of Staff: 116
  • Cost per Inmate per Year: $29,417.00

Notable inmates

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  • Caril Ann Fugate, spree killer, paroled in 1976 after 18 years in the facility[3]
  • Shanna “Liz” Golyar, murdered Cari Farver in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Baker precinct, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-12-05. Nebraska Correctional Center for Women "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: York County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/24). Retrieved 2024-12-05. Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
  2. ^ Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Accessed February 5, 2024. "NCCW began operation in May 1920 through an act of the Nebraska Legislature establishing the 'State Reformatory for Women.' The original facility included a two-story farmhouse that was used as an inmate dormitory and later as the superintendent’s residence."
  3. ^ 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."
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40°51′51″N 97°37′42″W / 40.86417°N 97.62833°W / 40.86417; -97.62833

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