The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) is a medium / maximum security state correctional institution for the

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is the state corrections agency for the U.S. state of Nebraska. NDCS currently has 9 institutions confining over 5,000 inmates. All male inmates coming into the system enter through the Dia ...

. The TSCI is in Nemaha Township, Johnson County, about two miles north of

Tecumseh, Nebraska Tecumseh is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,677 at the 2010 census. History Tecumseh was originally called Frances, and under the latter name was established in 1856. The label o ...

, 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 The Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) 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. Until after World War I, ...

). *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

*John L. Lotter — Charged and found guilty of rape and the first-degree murder of

Brandon Teena Brandon Teena (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American trans man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska by John Lotter and Tom Nissen.Note: – as Brandon Teena was ...

, the inspiration for the film ''Boys Don't Cry''.

References

External links

Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
official website {{State prisons in Nebraska Prisons in Nebraska Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Nebraska Execution sites in the United States 2001 establishments in Nebraska