FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-171)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

October 2, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Tonya Hendricks (52), a corporal at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP), was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol on October 1, 2020 for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. 83-417).  

She has been employed by NDCS since December 2019 and has only worked at NSP.   Hendricks has been placed on suspension and was booked into the Lancaster County jail.

Unauthorized communication with a prisoner is a Class IV felony.

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