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NDCS employee arrested

May 25, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-70)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 25, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Michelle Dicini, (38), a corporal at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol today for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. §83-417) and sexual abuse of an inmate (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-322.01). Both are felony offenses.

Dicini has been employed by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since April 15, 2019. This is the only facility where she has worked. Dicini...Read more

NSP inmate death

May 22, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-69)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 22, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Michael Kirchhoff #82788, age 58, died today at a Lincoln hospital. He was incarcerated at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP).

Kirchhoff’s sentence stared on September 18, 2015. He was serving a 10- to 12-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) out of Lancaster County.

The cause of death has yet to be determined. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of...Read more

Missing community corrections inmate arrested

May 21, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-68)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 21, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who failed to return to the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) following his job assignment has been arrested in Plymouth, Nebraska. Authorities took Armando Lerma #211543 into custody yesterday and booked him into the Lancaster County jail.

Lerma went missing on May 12, 2021. He started his sentence on May 20, 2020. Lerma was sentenced to three years for drug related charges out of Gage County (marijuana and...Read more

NDCS staff member positive for COVID-19

May 17, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-67)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 17, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that a staff member with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). That person is employed at the Central Office. The staff member is self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who work in that location as to the positive case. In addition, anyone who may have had close contact with the staff member will be directed to self...Read more

NDCS team members honored for service during COVID-19

May 17, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-66)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 17, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) was well-represented at a ceremony for recipients of the annual State of Nebraska Excellence in Leadership awards. Eighteen individuals received a desk plaque and a Nebraska Navy admiralship from Governor Pete Ricketts on Friday, May 14, 2021. Nominations for awards were submitted last summer and focused on outstanding service to the state during COVID-19.

Awards were presented to the...Read more

NDCS relaxes COVID-19 restrictions in facilities

May 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-65)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 14, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is about to implement some of the most significant operational changes since the start of COVID-19. Standards for visitors and volunteers will relax, as will parameters around social distancing and mandates that limited activities inside the state’s 10 facilities.

“This is a huge step forward and one that is sure to be welcomed by staff members as well as inmates,” said NDCS Director...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

May 12, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-64)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 12, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Armando Lerma #211543 did not return to the facility following his work assignment this evening.

Lerma started his sentence on May 20, 2020. He was sentenced to three years for drug related charges out of Gage County (marijuana and methamphetamine) as well as operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Lerma has a tentative release date of...Read more

NDCS employee arrested

May 12, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (21-63)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

May 12, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Nicole Schwab, (38), a food service specialist at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol today for unauthorized communication with a prisoner (Neb. Rev. Stat. §83-417).

Schwab has been employed by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) since June 1, 2020. This is the only facility where she has worked. Schwab resigned her position with the agency.

Unauthorized communication with a...Read more

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