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Died in prison

Christopher Butler

67 years old · died June 22, 2026 · Lincoln Reception and Treatment Center, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Christopher Butler, 67, died on June 22, 2026, at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln, a Nebraska Department of Correctional Services facility where he was held. The department said he had been receiving treatment for a medical condition, and said the cause of death has not yet been determined. A grand jury will investigate his death, as it does for every death in the department's custody. No other details about his life or the circumstances of his death are given in the department's account.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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