LINCOLN- Less than two weeks after announcing a decision to construct Nebraska's new prison in northeast Lincoln, state and city officials reached an agreement this week to move the site just north of I-80. On Thursday, Gov. Pillen and Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, after a week of confusion and frustration from northeast Lincoln residents, announced in a press conference that the new site will be located on a city-owned property just east of 70th Street and McKelvie Road, right next to Lincoln's landfill.

Earlier this month, Pillen, alongside Nebraska Corrections Director Rob Jeffreys, announced that they had purchased a $17 million, 300-acre plot of land near 112th and Adams Street, northeast of the city of Lincoln. Sitting roughly one mile outside of city limits, the announcement took city and county officials, as well as residents in the area, by surprise.

The decision generated intense backlash from city residents, who voiced their concerns about the proposed location at the most recent Lincoln City Council meeting. In response to this, Mayor Gaylor Baird requested a meeting with Pillen, at which they were able to decide on a new location. Despite the change, construction is still expected to begin in 2024.

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