The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday reported another death at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.
The department said 50-year-old Kak Thoan was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday. Staff members initiated CPR and contacted emergency medical services, and Thoan was transported to a Lincoln hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The department said the Nebraska State Patrol will conduct an investigation into his death. There also will be a grand jury investigation, as is the case whenever a person dies in custody.
Thoan’s sentence began in 2016. He was serving a 55- to 60-year sentence for manslaughter for fatally beating a homeless man to death in 2015 in Omaha.
His death is the sixth one at the Reception and Treatment Center, at 3218 W. Van Dorn St., in less than a month.
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.
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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes 32 behavioral and mental health beds.Â
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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.
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A body scanner is seen at the public entrance of the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of the new prison on Wednesday.Â
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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.Â
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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.
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A mental health wing at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.
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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes a "blind feed" food line.
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A prison courtyard at Reception and Treatment Center.
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A dining area at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.
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The public entrance to the Reception and Treatment Center.
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A program room is part of a 384-bed expansion project at the Reception and Treatment Center.
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Construction is ongoing at the Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln.
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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes 384 new prison beds.
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A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center.
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A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center is seen under construction on Wednesday.
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The Reception and Treatment Center has a mental health wing.
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The new kitchen is seen at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about the center's new mental health wing.
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Part of a prison expansion project includes 384 new beds.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at the center.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of Nebraska's new prison.
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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.
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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.
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A hospice bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.
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An on-site dental office is part of the new Reception and Treatment Center.
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A skilled nursing bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.
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A skilled nursing bed at the Department of Correctional Services' Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln is seen in May 2022.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
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An X-ray machine at the new Reception and Treatment Center.
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An admission cell at the Reception and Treatment Center.
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