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NDCS News Releases

OCC housing units put on isolation/quarantine status

November 20, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-228)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 20, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Three housing units at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC) have been placed on a combination of quarantine and medical isolation due inmates testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Swabs have been collected from more than 500 inmates over the past several days. Nearly 300 results are negative and 112 are positive. More than 100 results are still pending.

“We are currently moving individuals so they are housed...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 19, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-225)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 19, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that four staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC), Community Corrections Center-Lincoln (CCC-L), Nebraska Youth Correctional Facility (NCYF) and the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). All of the staff members are self-isolating at home....Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

November 19, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-224)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 19, 2020 (Omaha, Neb.) -- Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center-Omaha (CCC-O). Kabir Haywood #210807 left the facility this morning shortly after attending his parole hearing. His release was denied, but Haywood was scheduled for another parole hearing next month. The electronic monitoring device he was wearing was recovered near a hotel in Carter Lake, Iowa.

Haywood started serving his sentence on December...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 18, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-223)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 18, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that 12 staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (5), Lincoln Correctional Center (2), Nebraska State Penitentiary (2), Omaha Correctional Center (1), Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (1) and the Central Office (1). All of the...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 17, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-222)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 17, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that seven staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Lincoln Correctional Center (3), Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (2), Omaha Correctional Center (1) and the Central Office (1). All seven staff members are self-isolating at home.

Notification will...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 16, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-221)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 16, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that eight staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the following locations: Lincoln Correctional Center (4), Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (3) and the Work Ethic Camp (1). All eight staff members are self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who live...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 15, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-220)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 15, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that three staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff members are employed at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC), the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) and the Community Corrections Center-Omaha. All three staff members are self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who live and...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 14, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-219)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 14, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that two staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). One staff member is employed at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC). The second staff member is employed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Both staff members are self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to those who live and work in those facilities as...Read more

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