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Officials say they're back in control at Tecumseh prison; 2 inmates found dead

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Officials say they're back in control at Tecumseh prison; 2 inmates found dead

• By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star
• May 11, 2015
• May 11, 2015 Updated Mar 8, 2016
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Officers in riot gear enter a gymnasium on the north side of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on the morning after a Mother's Day 2015 riot. 

• Journal Star file photo

In May, officers guard prisoners who are seated on a basketball court on the north side of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star file photo

A pair of officers in riot gear move through the grounds on the north side of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on May 11 as authorities respond to a riot at the prison.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star file photo

A vehicle patrols the perimeter of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution Monday.

• ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

Corrections Director Scott Frakes addresses the media Monday about a riot over the weekend at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

• KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

A Nebraska State Patrol trooper sits at the entrance to the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution Monday.

• ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, opened in 2001.

• Journal Star file photo

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By JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star

After a harrowing night that left two prison inmates dead, at least two inmates and two guards injured, and a prison employee rescued after she barricaded herself in a gym, prison officials said everything was under control on Monday.

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Officers in riot gear enter a gymnasium on the north side of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on the morning after a Mother's Day 2015 riot. 

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A pair of officers in riot gear move through the grounds on the north side of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on May 11 as authorities respond to a riot at the prison.

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Corrections Director Scott Frakes addresses the media Monday about a riot over the weekend at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

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