Safe Prisons.

Transformed Lives.

Safe Communities.

Our Mission:

Keep people safe.
 

 

NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

Inmate death at RTC

January 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-05)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5721 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

January 14, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Larry Loughry 63700, age 75, died at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) in Lincoln.

Mr. Loughry’s sentence began on March 3, 2006. He was serving an 18 to 65 year sentence on charges out of Buffalo County that included first degree sexual assault and five counts possession of child...Read more

Staff member arrested

January 11, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-04)

CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

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

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Chief of Staff

OFFICE 402-479-5721 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

January 11, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Kelly Surrounded (57), a behavioral health practitioner supervisor at the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L), was arrested today by the Nebraska State Patrol for providing use of a state-issued cell phone to an...Read more

Missing inmate arrested following traffic stop

January 6, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-03)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

January 5, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Danielle Zelazny #392919 was taken into custody yesterday when the vehicle she was driving was stopped by a state trooper for having an expired registration. Zelazny was arrested on new charges that include possession of drugs/paraphernalia, and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. She was booked into the Pottawattamie County...Read more

Missing inmate back in custody

January 4, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-02)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

January 4, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Keith Duckett #213082 was taken into custody yesterday evening and transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail. He disappeared on December 16, 2022 when he failed to return to CCC-L from his job in the community.

Duckett’s sentence started on April 19, 2021. Duckett was sentenced to four to 10 years on charges out of...Read more

Staff members injured in inmate assault

January 3, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (23-01)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

January 3, 2022 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – An inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) assaulted several staff members on Monday, January 2, 2023. One staff member received a serious injury* requiring treatment at a local hospital.

The inmate was aggressive and started cursing at the first staff member. Immediately, the inmate punched that person in the face. A second staff person who arrived to assist also took a hit to the face. A third staff person was also struck...Read more

Newly awarded VLS grants will house & train incarcerated individuals

December 30, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-88)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 30, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A new round of grants will ensure that more services are available to those who are releasing from prison. Awardees, announced by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), the Division of Parole Supervision (Parole) and the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (Probation), are funded through the Vocational and Life Skills (VLS) program.

In 2022, the Nebraska Legislature appropriated $5 million per year over the next...Read more

RTC staff member assaulted

December 22, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-87)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 22, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) assaulted a staff member, resulting in a serious* injury. The incident happened on December 20, 2022 inside a pantry office located on the unit.

The inmate was verbally aggressive to the staff person and punched him in the head. The injured staff person deployed a burst of oleoresin capsicum (OC), which accidently hit a second staff person in the head and arm. The second staff member managed...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

December 16, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-86)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

December 16, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Keith Duckett #213082 did not return to the facility tonight from his job in the community.

Duckett started his sentence on April 19, 2021. He was sentenced to four to 10 years on charges out of Douglas County that include third degree domestic assault, theft and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. Duckett has a...Read more

Pages