Photo: Office of Governor Pete Ricketts
(Lincoln, NE) -- The new interim director for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is named.
On Friday, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Diane Sabatka-Rine will serve as Interim Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Sabatka-Rine will head NDCS for the remainder of the Governor’s term.
Ricketts' office says Sabatka-Rine has been with NDCS nearly 40 years, having started her career as a corrections officer. Her experience includes serving as warden of three facilities: Nebraska State Penitentiary, Lincoln Correctional Center, and the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center.
The governor's office says prior to Sabatka-Rine’s appointment as interim director, she was chief of operations, overseeing deputy directors for the divisions of prisons, programs, administrative services, and industries. Sabatka-Rine also oversees the agency’s security division. She is a native of Nebraska who graduated from Wayne State College with a degree in criminal justice.
Sabatka-Rine’s first day as Interim Director of NDCS will be October 8, 2022.