The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says 45-year old Sarah Nelson Torsiello, an assistant warden at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln, was arrested by the Nebraska State Patrol, accused of unauthorized communication with a prisoner and sexual abuse of an inmate.
Both are felonies;
Corrections says Torsiello has held a number of jobs in Nebraska Corrections since 2003.
She resigned upon being booked into the Lancaster County Jail.
(Picture from Nebraska Department of Correctional Services)