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June 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Steven Tucker #55760, age 73, died June 20, 2024, at the Reception and Treatment Center.

Tucker’s sentence began on August 21, 2001. He was serving a 35 to 45 year sentence for manslaughter out of Lancaster County.

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Tucker was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional...Read more

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CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov

June 12, 2024 (York, Neb.) – The first cohort of students at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) have successfully completed the yearlong Persevere program, which has equipped them with coding skills to fill high-demand jobs.

During the 12-month program, the 10 participants spent six hours each day, five days a week, together. They learned coding through virtual instruction, along with wraparound services, including career readiness, life...Read more

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CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov

June 6, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested. Kyle Pullen #212695 was taken into custody on June 5, 2024, by the Lincoln Police Department and booked into the Lancaster County Jail.

Pullen disappeared on March 31, 2024, when he failed to return to CCC-L from his place of employment. He started his sentence on January 29, 2021. He was sentenced to five to eight years...Read more