LINCOLN PRISON'S HOUSING UNIT DAMAGED IN CHRISTMAS EVE DISTURBANCE OVER ALCOHOL, FOOD

LINCOLN - Inmates at a Lincoln prison damaged a housing unit during a Christmas Eve disturbance that began when staff confiscated food and homemade alcohol, according to a Nebraska Department of Correctional Services spokeswoman.

About 14 inmates at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center, 3220 W. Van Dorn St., broke furniture, cracked a window and disabled surveillance cameras in the incident that started at 7 p.m., spokeswoman Laura Strimple said in a news release.

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