FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-73)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5713 | laura.strimple@nebraska.gov

NDCS employee arrested  

June 3, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Sheena Meidt (31), a recreation specialist at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC), was arrested today by the Nebraska State Patrol for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. 83-417). 

She has been an employee of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since August 2019.  She previously held positions as a corporal and a unit case worker.  Following her arrest, Meidt was booked into the Lancaster County Jail.

Unauthorized communication with a prisoner is a Class IV felony.

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