41-year-old man incarcerated at State Penitentiary dies
A 41-year-old man who had been incarcerated at the Nebraska State Penitentiary since 2017 died Thursday, according to the Department of Correctional Services.
Atlee Mosemann was serving a 16-to-20-year sentence after he was convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a child in Hitchcock County.
The cause of Mosemann’s death hasn’t been determined, but he was being treated for an unspecified medical condition, according to a news release.
A grand jury will conduct an investigation into Mosemann’s death, as required by state law.
Nebraska’s 10 state prisons from least to most crowded
10. Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility
9. Nebraska Correctional Center for Women
8. Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
7. Community Corrections Center-Lincoln
6. Nebraska State Penitentiary
4. Work Ethic Camp
3. Community Corrections Center-Omaha
2. Omaha Correctional Center
1. Diagnostic and Evaluation Center
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