NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

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

Inmate dies at hospital

April 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-47)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

Inmate dies at hospital

April 1, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) -- Jackson Hedrick # 83236, age 27, died at the hospital around 8:30 a.m. on April 1, 2020. He was incarcerated at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). Hedrick’s sentence started on December 10, 2015. He was serving a 20- to 30-year sentence out of Lancaster County for first degree sexual assault of a minor.

The cause of death has not been determined. As is the case...Read more

Enhanced staff screenings launched at NDCS buildings

March 31, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-46)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

Enhanced staff screenings launched at NDCS buildings

March 31, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) Staff members with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) are undergoing an enhanced screening process in order to be admitted within the agency’s facilities and office buildings. The screen consists of answering a set of questions concerning exposure to someone with COVID-19, recent travel by plane and a list of related symptoms.

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Inmate dies at state penitentiary

March 30, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-44)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

Inmate dies at state penitentiary

March 27, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – John Funaro #83207, age 63, died just after 11:00 a.m. on March 27, 2020 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP). His sentence started on August 1, 2016. Funaro was serving a 15- to 20-year sentence for charges out of Webster and Buffalo counties that included multiple counts for theft and burglary.

The manner of death is suspected to be natural causes...Read more

TSCI staff members injured in assault

March 30, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (20-45)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

TSCI staff members injured in assault

March 29, 2020 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate assaulted two staff members at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) on March 28, 2020. Both staff members sustained serious* injuries.

The inmate was engaged in behavior in violation of housing unit rules. After being directed to stop multiple times by the first staff member, the inmate approached and punched him several times in the head and...Read more

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