FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-15)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5721 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

February 12, 2023 (McCook, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate who escaped from the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook. At approximately 7:49 p.m. Ronald Grant #63102, was with a staff member and two other incarcerated individuals emptying trash in the north parking lot when he took off running west and headed south. Local law enforcement...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-13)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5721 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov February 7, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) is back in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). George Piper #50216 turned himself in today and was transported to the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.

Piper disappeared on February 2,...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-11)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5721 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

February 3, 2023 (McCook, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is mourning the loss of Work Ethic Camp (WEC) Warden Pam Morello (75), who died on February 2, 2023. She was known by most people simply as “Mo.” She started at WEC 21 years ago as a corporal and ended her career as the warden. Her retirement was effective...Read more