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Wednesdays evacuation of the housing unit was the result of a burst cast iron pipe buried 10 to 15 feet from the exterior of the housing unit, according to officials.

LINCOLN — A burst water line at the aging Nebraska State Penitentiary caused worse damage than originally thought and may disrupt inmate housing for a year or two, state officials

LINCOLN — Scott Frakes arrived from Washington State in 2015 with a mandate to turn around a troubled state prison system in Nebraska, which suffered from overcrowding, staff shortages and

Unoccupied pumphouse at State Pen in Walla Walla damages building

An inmate in his 90s died on Saturday in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Penitentiary

There's a unique Bed & Breakfast in Kentucky that has a front porch view of the State Pen and a back porch view of Lake Barkley.

There's a unique Bed & Breakfast in Kentucky that has a front porch view of the State Pen and a back porch view of Lake Barkley.

A staffing emergency in place since October 2019 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln will soon be lifted. Nebraska Corrections Director Scott Frakes announced Wednesday that normal work schedules, and normal inmate activities, will return July 18.

Man was serving life sentence for a triple murder committed 23 years ago

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