FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (19-70)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

Inmate death at the Nebraska State Penitentiary

November 19, 2019 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Amos Loyd #64687, age 57, died shortly before 5:00 p.m. at the Nebraska State Penitentiary on November 18, 2019. Loyd’s sentence began on August 31, 2006. He was serving a 20- to 30-year sentence for robbery out of Douglas County.

While the cause of death has not been determined, Loyd 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, a grand jury will conduct an investigation.

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