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NDCS News Releases

NDCS News Releases

Staff Member Assaulted at TSCI

February 2, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (17-03)

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Communications Director

OFFICE 402-479-5713 | CELL 402-580-9495 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

February 2, 2017 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – An inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) assaulted a staff member yesterday, February 1, 2017.

The inmate struck the staff member one time in the head with a homemade weapon (blunt object). The assault occurred at approximately 6 p.m. in a housing unit. Other staff in the area used physical force to subdue the inmate and stop the assault.

The staff member received treatment for non-...Read more

Inmate Dies at TSCI - Believed to be Natural Causes

January 23, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (17-02)

MEDIA CONTACT:

Dawn-Renee Smith, Communications Director

dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov; 402-479-5713

January 23, 2017 (TECUMSEH) – Floyd Derry (78), inmate # 46237, died on January 21, 2017, at approximately 5:20 p.m. at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

Mr. Derry had been incarcerated November 22, 1994, and was serving a sentence of 48 years to Life for 2nd degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony out of Deuel County.

While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Mr. Derry had been treated for long-term medical issues and...Read more

Gov. Ricketts addresses Leadership Academy

NDCS Launches 40-Hour Leadership Academy

January 19, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (17-01)

CONTACT Dawn-Renee Smith, Communications Director

OFFICE 402-479-5713 | CELL 402-580-9495 | dawnrenee.smith@nebraska.gov

January 19, 2017 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has developed and launched a leadership academy to better prepare staff members to lead their teams and to aid in succession planning; January 13, 2017 marked the first graduation. Eight separate academies are scheduled in 2017.

The Leadership Academy: Supervisor Essentials is an opportunity for the agency to invest in its most valuable resource- its...Read more

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