RTC inmate death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (26-07) 

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications 

OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov 

RTC inmate death

March 4, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Lonnie Patman #37644, age 77, died yesterday at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC).  

Patman’s sentence began on January 27, 1987. He was serving a life sentence out of Douglas County for first degree murder. 

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Patman was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), a grand jury will conduct an investigation.

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