Livia Ziskey
ReporterContact: lziskey2@huskers.unl.edu
Job Title: Reporter
Topic Expertise: Nebraska Legislature, immigrant and refugee communities, juvenile justice
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Geographic Expertise: Lincoln, Omaha and the state Nebraska
Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Language: English
Honors & Awards: Omaha Press Club Award (2024)
Memberships:
Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE)
About Livia
Livia will graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May of 2026. She studies journalism, advertising, public relations and psychology.
An Omaha native, she is drawn to amplifying historically silenced voices in her local community. Livia's reporting has explored Nebraska politics, Lincoln's Vietnamese community and juvenile solitary confinement.
For questions about this story, contact Prof. Chris Graves or Prof. Linda White.
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Data and public records reveal that the use of confinement for juveniles in prison continues to escalate and routinely violates state law, all while the state’s designated child welfare watchdog has limited authority to monitor its use.
