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Two Inmates Die At Lincoln Corrections Facility

By Tom Stanton Dec 15, 2023 | 1:30 PM

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says two inmates died at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln this week.   Officials say 77-year-old Thomas Nesbitt died Wednesday  and 69-year-old Michael Pendell died Thursday.

Nesbitt was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder out of Douglas County. Pendell was serving a 25- to 50-year sentence for first-degree sexual assault of a child out of  Gage County.

Department officials say a cause of death has not yet been determined, but both men were being treated for medical conditions. A grand jury will investigate both deaths as required by state law.