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| Nebraska Prison Riot Damage Could Cost State $1.5M |
| By claimsjournal.com- Grant Schulte |
| Published: 12/01/2015 |
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Fixing the damage caused by a southeast Nebraska prison riot cost far more than initially predicted and could take until mid-2016 to complete, according to estimates released by the corrections department. The Department of Correctional Services said it needs nearly $1.3 million to pay for new equipment, supplies, walls, doors and window grilles that were destroyed during the May 10 riot at the state prison in Tecumseh. Insurance covered slightly more than $1 million in expenses after the state paid a $200,000 deductible. The estimate in a budget request to lawmakers far exceeds earlier tallies of the damage that wasn’t covered by insurance. Four days after the riot, corrections director Scott Frakes told a legislative committee that his best cost estimate was between $350,000 and $500,000. “As we were able to more closely inspect the facility, it was clear the damage was much more extensive than originally suspected,” said Dawn-Renee Smith, the department’s acting spokeswoman. Read More. |
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