Nebraska
Nebraska Correctional System names inspector general
Zach Pluhacek has been appointed as the new inspector general of the Nebraska Correctional System.
Pluhacek replaces former Inspector General Doug Koebernick, who resigned to work for the legislative audit office.
The office of inspector general for corrections was created in 2015 following a scandal involving the early release of some prisoners and a killing spree by released prisoner Nikko Jenkins.
Its duties include conducting investigations, audits, inspections, and other oversight of the Nebraska correctional system for the Legislature.
Pluhacek has worked for the office of inspector general since 2020. Before that he was as a legislative aide after working as a reporter and editor for the Lincoln Journal Star.