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Nebraska inmates released without parole concern senators

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says nearly half of all Nebraska prison inmates released in the last months of 2015 left without any parole or other supervision.

Democratic state Sen. Heath Mello and Republican state Sen. Bob Krist called the statistic "unacceptable" and a threat to public safety Tuesday. They said officials with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Nebraska Board of Parole need to further explain why about 47 percent of inmates left prison without parole supervision in the last quarter of 2015.

In response, Jeff Beaty of the Corrections Department and state parole board chairwoman Rosalyn Cotton also said they're not satisfied with the figure. They said agency and parole changes should decrease the number of inmates who leave prison without supervision.

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