NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

Inmate dies at hospital

November 23, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-230)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 23, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Scott R. Frakes announced that an inmate in his 70s died today at a hospital in Lincoln. The inmate tested negative for COVID-19 when he was admitted to the hospital back in October. He was undergoing treatment for multiple medical issues. He recently tested positive for the virus.

For the privacy of the family as well as to maintain the confidentiality of the...Read more

NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19

November 21, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-229)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 21, 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: Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (3), Omaha Correctional Center (2), Lincoln Correctional Center (1), Nebraska State Penitentiary (1), and the Central Office (1). All of the staff members are self-...Read more

Inmate dies at hospital

November 20, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-226)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 20, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Alan Stack #210121, age 59, died this morning at Bryan Medical Center-West. He was incarcerated at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP).

Stack started serving his sentence on August 20, 2019. He was sentenced 120 years to life on charges out of Sarpy County that included second degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

While the cause of death has yet to be determined, Stack was being treated for a medical...Read more

TSCI inmate death

November 20, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-227)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 20, 2020 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Robert Ward #58491, age 70, died shortly before 10:00 a.m. today at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). His sentence started on April 18, 2003. He was serving a life sentence on a charge of first degree murder out of Dawson County.

While the cause of death has yet to be determined, Ward was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of...Read more

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

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