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Watch now: Nebraska unveils reimagined Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln

• Andrew Wegley
• May 18, 2022
• May 18, 2022 Updated Jun 23, 2023
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about new maximum-security prison beds during a tour of the facility Wednesday.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

An on-site dental office is part of the new Reception and Treatment Center.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The Reception and Treatment Center has a mental health wing.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Inmates were injured during a pair of fights this week at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

The new kitchen is seen at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The new structure includes an intake center where nearly every man admitted into the state's prison system will be processed before assigned to a long-term location.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Construction is ongoing at the Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The new Reception and Treatment Center includes a "blind feed" food line.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Photos: Nebraska's new Reception and Treatment Center

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new dining area at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Inmates were injured during a pair of fights this week at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about new maximum-security prison beds during a tour of the facility Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A body scanner is seen at the public entrance of the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of the new prison on Wednesday. 

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday. 

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Five staff members at the state's Reception and Treatment Center were treated at a Lincoln hospital after they were stabbed by three inmates Wednesday. The center opened last May, combining two state prisons into one massive complex.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

A mental health wing at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN Journal Star

The new Reception and Treatment Center includes a "blind feed" food line.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A prison courtyard at Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A dining area at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The public entrance to the Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A program room is part of a 384-bed expansion project at the Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Construction is ongoing at the Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The Reception and Treatment Center includes 384 prison beds.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center is seen under construction on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The Reception and Treatment Center has a mental health wing.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

The new kitchen is seen at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about the center's new mental health wing.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Part of a prison expansion project includes 384 new beds.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at the center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of Nebraska's new prison.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Five staff members at the state's Reception and Treatment Center were treated at a Lincoln hospital after they were stabbed by three inmates Wednesday. The center opened last May, combining two state prisons into one massive complex.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

The new structure includes an intake center where nearly every man admitted into the state's prison system will be processed before assigned to a long-term location.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A hospice bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

An on-site dental office is part of the new Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

A skilled nursing bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN. Journal Star

A skilled nursing bed at the Department of Correctional Services' Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln is seen in May 2022.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

An X-ray machine at the new Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

An admission cell at the Reception and Treatment Center.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.

On Twitter @andrewwegley

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