NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

Staff members injured in inmate assault

January 3, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-01)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

January 3, 2022 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – An inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) assaulted several staff members on Monday, January 2, 2023. One staff member received a serious injury* requiring treatment at a local hospital.

The inmate was aggressive and started cursing at the first staff member. Immediately, the inmate punched that person in the face. A second staff person who arrived to assist also took a hit to the face. A third staff person was also struck...Read more

Newly awarded VLS grants will house & train incarcerated individuals

December 30, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-88)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 30, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A new round of grants will ensure that more services are available to those who are releasing from prison. Awardees, announced by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), the Division of Parole Supervision (Parole) and the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (Probation), are funded through the Vocational and Life Skills (VLS) program.

In 2022, the Nebraska Legislature appropriated $5 million per year over the next...Read more

RTC staff member assaulted

December 22, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-87)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 22, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) assaulted a staff member, resulting in a serious* injury. The incident happened on December 20, 2022 inside a pantry office located on the unit.

The inmate was verbally aggressive to the staff person and punched him in the head. The injured staff person deployed a burst of oleoresin capsicum (OC), which accidently hit a second staff person in the head and arm. The second staff member managed...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

December 16, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-86)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 16, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Keith Duckett #213082 did not return to the facility tonight from his job in the community.

Duckett started his sentence on April 19, 2021. He was sentenced to four to 10 years on charges out of Douglas County that include third degree domestic assault, theft and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. Duckett has a...Read more

WEC inmate death

December 11, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-85)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 11, 2022 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Robert Weindorff #214465, age 47, died on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the Community Hospital in McCook. He was incarcerated at the Work Ethic Camp (WEC).

Weindorff started his sentence February 2, 2022. He was serving a sentence of three years to 10 years and 45 days for charges out of Buffalo County that included possession and distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

While the cause of death has not yet been...Read more

TSCI inmate death

December 9, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-84)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 9, 2022 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Isaac Serrano-Dominguez #213856, age 20, died on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). His sentence started March 2, 2021. He was serving a four to five year sentence on charges out of Douglas County including accessory to first degree assault and robbery.

The cause of death has not yet been determined. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

December 1, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-83)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 1, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Richard Reynolds #86969 left his work location in Waverly early this morning. When staff members from the facility went to look for him, they found the monitoring device he had been wearing in a parking lot near 148th and Cornhusker Highway.

Reynolds started his sentence on December 28, 2017. He was sentenced to seven and a half years...Read more

TSCI inmate death

November 28, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-82)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 28, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Necdet Canbaz #52671, age 70, died on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). His sentence started July 9, 1999. Canbaz was serving a life sentence on charges out of Douglas County that included first degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony.

The cause of death has not yet been determined. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional...Read more

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