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Tecumseh State Correctional Institution

Nebraskan state prison

Field	Value
name	Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
pushpin_map	USA Nebraska
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Nebraska
location	2725 NE-50
Tecumseh, Nebraska address
coordinates
status	open
classification	medium, maximum
capacity	960
opened	2001
managed_by	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

Tecumseh, Nebraska address

The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) is a medium / maximum security state correctional institution for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.

The TSCI is in Nemaha Precinct, Johnson County, about 2 mi 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 male death row inmates (except inmates who are within a week of their execution, who are housed at Nebraska State Penitentiary).

Security Levels: Maximum, Medium, Death Row
Average Population: 900
Number of Staff: 432
Cost Per Inmate Per Year: $33,377

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.

Notable inmates

Jorge Galindo – Convicted of the Norfolk bank murders
Anthony Garcia – Serial killer
Nikko Jenkins – Spree killer
John L. Lotter – Charged and found guilty of rape and the first-degree murder of Brandon Teena, the inspiration for the film Boys Don't Cry.
Jose Sandoval – Convicted of the Norfolk bank murders
Aubrey Trail – Convicted of the murder of Sydney Loofe
Erick Vela – Convicted of the Norfolk bank murders

References

"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Nemaha precinct, NE". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
Huddle, Catharine. "[http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/inmates-riot-at-tecumseh-prison/article_24a22f73-b1da-5b29-9379-f8a17b3d7820.html Inmates riot at Tecumseh prison]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050400/http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/inmates-riot-at-tecumseh-prison/article_24a22f73-b1da-5b29-9379-f8a17b3d7820.html Archive]). ''[[Lincoln Journal Star. Journal Star]]''. May 10, 2015.
Lincoln Journal Star. "[http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/inmates-dead-in-tecumseh-prison-rioting/article_ddbf7fd7-52c1-56fe-acc2-39be4d310b07.html] 2 inmates dead in Tecumseh prison rioting]" ''[[Lincoln Journal Star. Journal Star]]''. May 10, 2015.
"2 inmates killed in disturbance at Tecumseh State Prison".
"Death sentence for ex-doctor who killed 4 people in Nebraska {{!}} AP News".

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