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Frakes: Prison employees must resist manipulation by inmates
Earlier this week the Nebraska State Patrol arrested an assistant warden accused of a sexual relationship with an inmate at the facility she supervised. The Department of Corrections faces a nagging problem with staff providing illegal contraband and having forbidden contact with prisoners. Recently Bill Kelly with Nebraska Public Media spoke with Director of Corrections Scott Frakes about the case and the challenges of preventing such incidents.