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Nebraska State Penitentiary inmate dies

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) says 77-year-old Serviano Ruiz died Wednesday morning at the Nebraska State Penitentiary.

Ruiz was serving a two-year sentence out of Lancaster County for abuse of a vulnerable adult which started on July 3, 2019.

Cause of death has yet to be determined; however, Ruiz was being treated for a medical condition.

A grand jury will conduct an investigation into the death, as is the case anytime an inmate dies in NDCS custody.

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