Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
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Corrections
In criminal justice, particularly in North America, correction, corrections, and correctional, are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies and involving the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes....
institution for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is the state corrections agency for the State of Nebraska. NDCS currently has 11 institutions confining over 4,000 inmates. All male inmates coming into the system enter through the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center where they are evaluated and...
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TSCI, located about 2 miles north of Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tecumseh is located at ....
, was established in 1997. Building commenced in 1998 and TSCI began accepting inmates in December 2001. All inmates at TSCI are males adjudicated as adults and classified as medium or maximum custody. The institution has a design capacity for 960 inmates. TSCI is the only facility in Nebraska to house death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
inmates (except inmates who are within a week of their execution which are housed at Nebraska State Penitentiary
Nebraska State Penitentiary
The Nebraska State Penitentiary is a state correctional facility for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located in Lincoln, it is the oldest state correctional facility in Nebraska, opening in 1869...
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- Security Levels: Maximum, Medium, Death Row
- Average Population: 900
- Number of Staff: 432
- Cost Per Inmate Per Year: $33,377
External links
- Tecumseh State Correctional Institution official website