Everyone flies over
walks past
or stops by
this middle America
Nebraska
our crime lowered
but imprisonment steadily increases
we’re in a state of emergency
having second most overpopulated correctional system
155% over capacity
with a parole board clinging to inmates
like overly attached parents
but no one cares
no one sees
we’re one of few states left with a parole board
a unicameral red state
big money made from our incarcerated bodies
though worldwide attention is only given to bordering states
but Nebraska has BEEN in need of prison and parole reform
approx 850 inmates still incarcerated past their parole eligibility
yet the answer is to build more beds
or construct another prison
staffing still a problem
most states have no parole board
when eligible, you leave
Nebraska is the quiet evil left to their own devices
flying under the radar
our last hope, Senator Ernie Chambers, just termed out
where do we go from here…but in
because we definitely aren’t getting out!
so can we get some attention
what’s a border, without a middle anyway
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