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| Governor views damage at Tecumseh prison |
| By columbustelegram.com- JoAnne Young |
| Published: 05/20/2015 |
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TECUMSEH — Gov. Pete Ricketts and Nebraska Corrections Director Scott Frakes led a couple of dozen journalists through the most damaged housing unit at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on Tuesday. The prison was the scene of the Mother's Day riot that left two inmates dead. "My reaction to seeing the damage inside only reinforces that these are dangerous, hardened criminals that are inside this facility," Ricketts said. "We need to have facilities like this to protect the public safety, and we need strong laws to protect the public safety, as well." In his one-hour tour, Ricketts passed a window shattered during the riot by inmates trying to get access to a gym, where about 30 inmates were. Warden Brian Gage pointed out offices in which staff locked themselves in during the melee until they could be rescued. A female staff member barricaded herself in one office by moving a desk in front of the door while inmates pounded on it. Read More. |
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