Paige RobertsThank you for trying and believing in the hope that we can improve this situation.

Amy Ryan ChittendenThank you for caring about the people. That's what it's all about!

Deb DailyThank you for caring about this terrible situation.

Beth PetersonThank you Patty!

Kathy Moore JensenThank you for working on this. Hopefully a solution will come someday in the near future.

Cynthia FitchettThank you, Patty, for caring about this horrible situation.

Deb KuwamotoThank you, Patty. This is a disgrace to our state.

David LeveringIt's great people making laws are going out to that part of the state ...but closing the liquor stores in white clay does nothing to solve the actual problem.

Jean Schulling BergholzPlease close down those liquor stores. They have surely violated liquor laws.

Evelyn CampbellMy hope is to close down the liquor stores. Thank you for your work to remedy this horrible ptoblem.

Joe ShawThanks for caring about this important ethical and moral issue.

Erik DelaneyThank you for your efforts with respect to Whiteclay!

Jeff MohrI try to be hopeful but fear this will just be smoke and mirrors and band-aids.

Alan PetersonI read something a long time ago that said that the proper southern boundary of the reservation is slightly inside Nebraska, thus putting Whiteclay under tribal jurisdiction. Does anybody know anything about this?

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Carol StittSuch important work thank you Senator!

Paul FreemanThank You

James June EllisWe need more protection for staff members. Better communication with inmates more pay for the officers and that could be a start of a better system for us all. Because everyone in there is not above of being saved. Please find a solution soon.

Barb McManus FisherThe safety of the prison staff should come first and it does not. Just adding a couple of years to the attackers sentence does not do one thing. Removing privileges from the attackers including tv might give them the message. The people who worry about the prisoners need to spend a day in there seeing what the staff go through. Non violent offenders suffer too at the hands of these dangerous inmates. Something needs to be done.

Carol StittThe only way these systems improve is with oversight, asking questions after the astounding failures in Corrections is the job of the Legislature and their counsel.

Daniel Edward HarrisHaving been a "guest" of that particular system, I know there are many things wrong with it, but it actually is much better than many states.

Gary Jorgens Sr.Several years back SCC offered many trades training. Inmates were able to take these courses on-sight and most completed the courses. They felt an accomplishment and their attitudes were far different than those today. Repetative make work policies have never worked and do not equip the inmates for their release. Further there were consequences if an inmate cursed at staff. Respect was earned by the inmate.

Marlene Cupp"My director" is an odd phrase for an elected governor to use--- that director is OUR director!

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Nancy Posvar GreenDoing the right thing doesn't always win friends. Thank you for doing the right thing anyway!

Mary Lynn Walkington SchafferThank you purposefully pursuing these questions and answers

Kimberly MooreTalking to the people that are quitting might give you insight.

Nancy CarlsonWe appreciate your leadership, Patty. Thank you for all you do for Nebraska!

Kama OgdenThank you for asking the tough questions!

Randall MoodyFIX THIS AND WHITE CLAY! Scandalous!

Tausha Ward ArmbrusterI totally agree Senator!

Christina BrantnerThanks, senator- keep at it! In the meanwhile we all need to ask ourselves what we want from prisons as a society. Being "tough on crime", "war on drugs" is all, as is documented in plenty studies, racist hogwash. We need to keep educating our young well, educating folks in prisons, truly support those who have served time with re entry programs, and stop sitting on our duffs while the Rickets of this world destroy our land!

Vincent LitwinowiczGrilling?, Grilling? ... It's a mess...at least I didn't hear "Skewering" or "Grapeshot" -- A half day of "accountability", let's see what that does? Maybe next time a month...we'll go, perhaps, with the evidenced based approach? ...And then firing? I can feel my Bugs Bunny toes tapping the tarmac 🙁

Deb DailyThank you Patty for caring for the inmates and the staff. It's tough to be either one of these right now. There are a lot of unanswered questions and you are doing a good job asking some of the tough questions. Keep up the good work.

Deb KuwamotoIncrease education funding and rehab resources to inmates. Please. Otherwise, prisons are just warehouses, which solves nothing.

Gary Jorgens JrWe have bridges that need to be replaced can they not be built inside the prison and transported to a location. This would teach inmates some useful skills they could use upon release. Also it gives them a sense of accomplishment. Senator keep asking the questions not only the management but the rank and file in the prison system.

Chad BaileyPart of Pete "the prick" Ricketts plan to privatize our prison system.

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Dave LevineMaybe letting non violent "drug" offenders out would be a good start.

John WaysIt will never be fixed with this administration.