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NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-52)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 28, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that a staff member at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff member is employed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). That person is self-isolating at home.

Notification will be provided to the facility regarding the new test-positive case. In...Read more

NDCS staff members injured in assault

April 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-53)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

NDCS staff members injured in assault

April 28, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate assaulted two staff members at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) shortly after 9:00 a.m. on April 28, 2020. Both members sustained serious* injuries.

The incident started in one of the yards, when multiple groups of men started fighting. Staff members deployed chemical agents in order to break up the altercations. Two inmates received lacerations. It...Read more

NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 27, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-51)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 26 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that a staff member at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff member is employed at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC) and has been isolated at home for five days.

“The individual in this case has indicated no close contact...Read more

Gov. Ricketts, NDCS Director Frakes Affirm Commitment to Public Safety & Good Health within Corrections System

April 10, 2020

For Immediate Release:

5:45PM CT on April 10, 2020

Media Contacts:

Taylor Gage, 402-471-1970

Justin Pinkerman, 402-471-1967

Gov. Ricketts, NDCS Director Frakes Affirm Commitment to Public Safety & Good Health within Corrections System

LINCOLN – This afternoon, at his daily press briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts reminded Nebraskans that today marks Day 1 of the “21 Days to Keep Nebraska Healthy” campaign. He commended Nebraskans for complying with social distancing directives. The Governor also shared social mobility data from Google that confirms...Read more

Gov. Ricketts, NDCS Director Frakes Affirm Commitment to Public Safety & Good Health within Corrections System

April 10, 2020

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Inmate dies at hospital

April 8, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-50)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

Inmate dies at hospital

April 8, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Cary Rehbein #35084, age 76, died at the hospital shortly after 10:00 a.m. on April 8, 2020. He was incarcerated at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). Rehbein’s sentence started on June 13, 1983. He was serving a life sentence out of Douglas County for first degree murder.

Rehbein was being treated for a medical condition. The manner of death is believed to...Read more

NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-49)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

NDCS staff member tests positive for COVID-19

April 4, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that a staff member in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The staff member is employed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) and has been isolated at home for the past 10 days.

This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 to be...Read more

All NDCS staff to wear masks on the job

April 2, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-48)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

All NDCS staff to wear masks on the job

April 2, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) Today, Scott R. Frakes, director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) announced that staff members will be required to wear face masks while at work. The mandate will apply to staff members who work in the agency’s 10 prison facilities, Cornhusker State Industries (CSI) and in all office buildings and warehouses.

“We continue to take steps as...Read more

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