Inmate Dies in Prison
April 26, 2021 4:15AM CDT
(KFOR NEWS April 26, 2021) An inmate at the Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) serving 110 to 126 years in prison for a Douglas County murder has died in prison.
64 year old, Patrick Russell, died Sunday morning at a Lincoln hospital. While the cause of death has yet to be determined, Russell was being treated for a medical condition. That condition was not related to COVID-19.
As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, a grand jury will conduct an investigation.
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