NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 9, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-212)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 9, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that five staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L), Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP), Work Ethic Camp (WEC), and the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC). All staff members are...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 8, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-211)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 8, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that five staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), Community Corrections Center-Omaha (CCC-O), Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP), Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC) and the Central Office. All staff members are self-...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

November 7, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-210)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 7, 2020 (Omaha, Neb.) -- Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center-Omaha (CCC-O). Michael Terry #211243 was discovered missing from the facility shortly before 9:00 p.m. tonight.

Terry started serving his sentence on March 3, 2020. He is serving four years for two counts of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) out of Douglas County. His tentative release date is August 14, 2021.

Terry...Read more

Inmate death investigation at NSP

November 7, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-209)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 7, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The death of an inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary is being investigated by the Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Kevin Carter #210819, age 20, was pronounced deceased shortly after 11:00 p.m. on November 6, 2020.

Staff members found Carter lying on the floor of the cell he shared at the penitentiary with another inmate. He had been covered with a sheet and was unresponsive. Staff...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 6, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-208)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 6, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that nine staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Omaha Correctional Center (1), Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (1), Lincoln Correctional Center (1), Community Corrections Center-Omaha (1), Nebraska State Penitentiary (2) and the Work Ethic Camp (3). All...Read more

Inmate dies at hospital

November 6, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-207)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 6, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Scott R. Frakes announced that an inmate in his 60s died today at a hospital in Lincoln. The inmate tested positive for COVID-19 prior to entering the hospital. He also had multiple underlying health conditions.

For the privacy of the family as well as to maintain the confidentiality of the man’s medical records in accordance with state law, NDCS is not releasing the...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 5, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-206)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 5, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that four staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Omaha Correctional Center (OCC), Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) and the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L). All staff members are self-isolating at home....Read more

Deadline approaches to apply for new NDCS grant

November 5, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-205)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 5, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A quick deadline is approaching for applicants who wish to take part in a new grant program provided through the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Submissions are due Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

The Vocational and Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program was funded with a $500,000 appropriation from the Nebraska Legislature. It provides preparatory training programs, pre-apprenticeship programs or other paid training that...Read more

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