Grappling with nation-leading prison growth, Nebraska officials are looking at ways to expand the state's problem-solving courts as a potential solution.
A broken water pipe at the Nebraska State Penitentiary on Friday impacted 600 inmates in four minimum-custody housing units, according to a release from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
Photos: 1955 siege of the Nebraska State Penitentiary
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Where it started: Warden Hann (kneeling) and a guard officer inspect bent bars of John Ward's cell. Ward was one of the ringleaders of the 65-hour siege.
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The three-story maximum-security building where eight convicts took two guards hostage on March 27, 1955.
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A small army of guards and State Safety Patrolmen — armed with an imposing arsenal of weapons — assembled quickly on March 27, 1955, at the State Penitentiary.
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A coffee break while awaiting word from the prisoners. From left: Nebraska Prison Director Col. B.B. Albert, Gov. Victor Anderson and Col. Carl Sanders of the Nebraska Safety Patrol.
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The entrance to the penitentiary (at rear) is clogged with Safety Patrol troopers, guards and reporters.Â
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Gov. Victor Anderson, right. is shown during one of his periodic press conferences in the warden's office at the Nebraska Penitentiary.Â
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Gov. Anderson, right, and Warden Hann look out the furniture shop door at the prisoners' fortress in the background.Â
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The stairway to freedom. Guards Warren Miller and Eugene Swanson reenact their departure from the prison fortress.
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The tension is released as hostages, Guards Warren B. Miller (center) and Eugene Swanson (right) are greeted by Gov. Victor Anderson (left) in the warden's office.Â
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Guards Eugene Swanson, left, and Warren B. Miller enjoy a meal after 65 hours of captivity.Â
