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Damage resulting from NSP leak is long term

November 11, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-77)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 11, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The evacuation of a housing unit yesterday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) resulted from a burst pipe. One-hundred and thirty-four men were moved. The majority were relocated to a new housing unit at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC). Alternative housing was also identified within NSP and RTC.

Nate Bornemeier, engineering administrator at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) said the breach was detected in a...Read more

Warden changes announced at Work Ethic Camp

November 10, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-76)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 10, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Interim Director Diane Sabatka-Rine announced the retirement of one warden and the appointment of another at the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook, NE.

Pam Morello will retire on February 2, 2023. She leaves NDCS with more than 21 years of service. Morello has been warden at WEC since July 2011.

“Warden Morello has been committed to transforming lives throughout her career with...Read more

Missing inmate in custody following crash

November 10, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-75)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 10, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing yesterday from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) is hospitalized following a crash. An officer with the Lincoln Police Department notified the facility that Christopher Manzer #44660 was taken into custody last night following a collision with a semi-truck at Highway 2 and 13th Street. The collision was witnessed by a sheriff’s deputy shortly after 9:00 p.m. Due to his injuries, Manzer was transported to a...Read more

Water leak closes NSP housing unit

November 10, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-74)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 10, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A water leak has prompted the relocation of almost 140 inmates from a housing unit at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. The majority of the inmates were moved into the gymnasium overnight. Plans are underway to move those individuals to more permanent housing, while assessment continues into what prompted the leak and identifying necessary repairs.

The leak was initially detected late yesterday afternoon. It caused the flooding of a lower level...Read more

RTC inmate death

November 9, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-72)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 9, 2022 (Omaha, Neb.) – Terry Inness #73246, age 75, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC). His sentence started March 16, 2011. He was serving a 30- to 40-year sentence for two counts of attempted first degree sexual assault of a child out of Lancaster County.

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Inness was undergoing treatment for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the...Read more

Inmate missing from community correctional facility

November 9, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-73)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 9, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L). Christopher Manzer #44660 failed to return to the facility today from his job in the community. The electronic monitoring device he had been wearing was removed.

Manzer started his sentence on July 29, 1993. He was sentenced 13 years and four months to life on charges out of Pierce County that include second degree murder, assault and...Read more

Missing inmate back in custody

November 2, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-70)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 2, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) is back in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). Krista Foley #392770 was arrested by the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, October 28. She disappeared on September 25, 2022 during a preapproved visit to a community church.

Foley started her sentence on October 27, 2021. She was sentenced to three years on a charge out of Douglas...Read more

Missing inmate arrested

November 2, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (22-71)

CONTACT Laura Strimple, Chief of Staff

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

November 2, 2022 (Lincoln, Neb.) – An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln (CCC-L) has been arrested by the Omaha Police Department. Tabitha Viktora #392447 was taken into custody on October 27, 2022 and booked into the Douglas County Correctional Center. She disappeared from CCC-L on September 30, 2022 when she failed to return to the facility from her job in the community.

Viktora started her sentence on July 29 , 2020. She was sentenced to six...Read more

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