Nebraska State Penitentiary. Image taken from Google Maps.
Nebraska State Penitentiary. Image taken from Google Maps.

A fifth staff member at Nebraska Department of Correctional Services has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an agency press release Tuesday morning.

The staff member is employed at the state penitentiary in Lincoln. No inmates have tested positive, according to the release.


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