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Inmate death at the Nebraska State Penitentiary

December 11, 2019 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Serviano Ruiz #89846, age 77, died shortly after 5:00 a.m. today at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. His sentence started on July 3, 2019. Ruiz was serving a two year sentence out of Lancaster County for abuse of a vulnerable adult.

While the cause of death has yet to be determined, Ruiz was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, a grand jury will conduct an investigation.

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