Nebraska's prisons are facing an overcrowding emergency. According to state law, if prison capacity is more than 140 percent by July 1st, an overcrowding emergency will be declared.
The current capacity at Nebraska's prisons is 152-percent, or about 54-hundred inmates at 10 facilities.
Governor Pete Ricketts says an overcrowding emergency would mean that the state parole board would have to speed up its review process.