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CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

October 31, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Shawnn Nahkahyen-Clearsand #217596, age 56, died October 30, 2024, at a Lincoln hospital. He was incarcerated at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC).

Nahkahyen-Clearsand’s sentence began on October 30, 2023. He was serving a 40 to 50 year sentence out of Douglas County for attempted first degree sexual assault of a child.

The cause of death has not yet been determined. As is the case whenever an...Read more

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CONTACT Caralea Strayer, Communications Manager

OFFICE 402-479-5941 | caralea.strayer@nebraska.gov

RTC inmate death

October 15, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Vieng Bouaphakeo #216882, age 75, died on October 12, 2024 at the Reception and Treatment Center Skilled Nursing Facility.

Bouaphakeo’s sentence began on June 27, 2023. He was serving a nine to 10 year sentence out of Douglas County for theft.

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-35)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

September 3, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested by the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force. Obiomachuckuka Njokanma #392973 was taken into custody today in Lincoln.

Njokanma disappeared on September 2, 2024, when she left CCC-L. She started her sentence on September 22, 2022. She was sentenced to six to 10 years for first degree assault and terroristic threats out of...Read more