LINCOLN - The Department of Correctional Services has posted on the state purchasing website a request for information to build a new prison.

Prisons Director Scott Frakes said in a news release that responses are due May 27 and that the sealed requests will be opened that day.

It is the first step, he said, in identifying what is required, given current and projected prison populations. In calendar year 2019, the average daily number of prisoners was 5,661, 92% of whom were males.

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