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Nebraska State Penitentiary
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Background
The Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) is a state correctional facility operated by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, it is the oldest state correctional facility in Nebraska, having opened in 1869. Until after World War I, it was the only adult correctional institution in the state. The NSP has been accredited by the American Correctional Association since 1985.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1900
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1900
Region
NE
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.