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Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Inmate Dies

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An inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution died at a Lincoln hospital Monday. 

The Nebraska Department of Corrections said in a release that 60 year old Sean Barrett died after being treated for a medical condition. 

Barrett was serving a 60 year sentence out of Douglas County for second degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. His sentence began on April 9th of 2012.

As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services a grand jury will conduct an investigation.