Van Ackeren v. NEBRASKA BOARD OF PAROLE

This case presents the question of whether an offender whose parole has been denied is entitled to an annual public parole hearing under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1,111(4) (Reissue 1994). Because we conclude that annual public hearings must be afforded only to those offenders whose cases have been deferred for later reconsideration and not to those offenders for whom parole has been denied, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Stephen Van Ackeren was sentenced to the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services on December 20, 1988. Even though the…