Status open Phone +1 402-335-5998 Opened 2001 | Security class medium, maximum Capacity 900 | |
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Location 2725 NE-50
Tecumseh, Nebraska Managed by Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Address 2725 NE-50, Tecumseh, NE 68450, USA Hours Closed now Monday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–8PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Nebraska State Penitenta, Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Departme of Labor, Gage County Sheriff, County Sheriff | ||
Two inmates dead after incident at tecumseh state correctional institution
The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) is a medium / maximum security state correctional institution for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
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The TSCI is in Nemaha Township, Johnson County, about two miles north of Tecumseh, Nebraska, it was established in 1997. Construction began in 1998, and the TSCI began accepting inmates in December 2001. All inmates at TSCI are males who were adjudicated as adults and classified as medium or maximum custody. The institution is designed to house 960 inmates; it is the only facility in Nebraska to house death row inmates (except inmates who are within a week of their execution, who are housed at Nebraska State Penitentiary).
In 2013 it was over capacity, with 1,008 prisoners. A prisoner riot occurred in 2015.
A riot on May 10, 2015 resulted in the deaths of two inmates and injuries to two guards.
Another incident occurred on March 2, 2017, resulting in the deaths of two inmates.