OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Some in law enforcement don’t think the current system is good enough at keeping the right people locked up before trial.
The Douglas County sheriff’s office and Omaha Police Officers Association recently took aim at the Douglas County Corrections pretrial release program with a social media post.
They couldn’t understand how a man accused of labor or sex trafficking of a minor — a serious felony that could put him behind bars for decades if convicted — received the lowest recommended level of supervision from the county’s pretrial release assessment: a one. Four is the highest…