NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-11)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

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

CONTACT Jennifer Snyder, Communications Specialist, Southeast Community College

OFFICE 402-323-3393 | jnsyder@southeast.edu

March 15, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has partnered with Southeast Community College (SCC) to expand higher education access to individuals incarcerated in five southeast Nebraska facilities/locations. SCC...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-10)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

February 28, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Jose Cabrera-Lomeli #217364, age 52, died February 26, 2024, at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC).

Cabrera-Lomeli’s sentence began on October 2, 2023. He was serving 160-220 years for multiple counts of first degree sexual assault of a child out of Sarpy County.

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Cabrera-Lomeli was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-09)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

February 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jonathan King #69029 was taken into custody yesterday by the Little Rock Police Department and booked into the Pulaski County Jail.

King disappeared from his place of employment on February 16, 2024. He started his sentence on January 20, 2009. He was sentenced to 30 to 40 years for two counts...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-08)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

February 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Jonathan King #69029 left his place of employment this morning, and his electronic monitor was found near 84th and O Street.

King started his sentence on January 20, 2009. He was sentenced to 30 to 40 years for two counts of robbery out of Douglas County. He has a parole hearing scheduled in November 2024 and...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-07)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

February 15, 2024 (Omaha, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Omaha (CCC-O) in 2022 has been arrested in Omaha. Devante Prusia #83613 was taken into custody today by the Omaha Police Department and booked into the Douglas County Correctional Center.

Prusia disappeared on November 19, 2022, while he was supposed to be at his place of employment. He started his sentence on February 23, 2016. He was sentenced to six to...Read more

The proclamation declaring Feb. 1 as Returning Citizen Reintegration Day.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-06)

CONTACT Caralea Strayer, Communications Manager

OFFICE 402-479-5941 | caralea.strayer@nebraska.gov

Nebraska introduces national reentry partnership

February 1, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Nebraska has become the fourth state in the nation to launch Reentry 2030, a national initiative uniting leaders across the country — at the state and local levels and across justice, workforce, health, and housing sectors — to improve reentry success for people with criminal records.

“Launching Reentry 2030 in Nebraska confirms our commitment to rehabilitation and second...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-05)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

January 26, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Two staff members sustained serious* injuries in two separate inmate assaults this week.

The first incident happened on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the Reception and Treatment Center. When a staff member entered a housing unit to escort an inmate to a holding cell, the inmate began to punch the staff member in the head. Assessment at the hospital showed that the staff member sustained a concussion.

The second...Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (24-04)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

January 18, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Two staff members at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) sustained serious* injuries in two separate inmate assaults.

The first incident happened last week. On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, an inmate was speaking to two staff members in the office area of a housing unit. The inmate closed the door and began punching one them in the head. Initial examination at the hospital indicated the staff member was not...Read more

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