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| Some blame staffing for Nebraska prison's violence problem |
| By koaa.com- Grant Schulte |
| Published: 04/21/2017 |
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska prison with a history of deadly riots saw another outbreak of violence this week, sparking new criticism from lawmakers on Thursday while the state corrections director defended the facility. Officials say an inmate punched two guards and bit a caseworker Wednesday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in southeast Nebraska. Earlier in the week, officials launched a criminal investigation into an inmate's suspicious death after he was found unresponsive in his cell. In March, two inmates were killed in an uprising that began when 40 inmates refused to return to their cells in a maximum security unit. The incident came less than two years after a May 2015 riot in which inmates took control of two housing units, killed two prisoners and caused more than $2 million in damage. Read More. |
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