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Homicide at High Desert State Prison raises questions about facility’s readiness
The incident is now raising alarming questions about the facility’s readiness to handle the most violent criminals in the ...
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Nevada overdose deaths increase as trend fades across U.S., CDC data shows
A dashboard maintained by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services offers data through 2022, including breakdowns by county. A total of 836 unintentional overdose deaths occurred in Nevada ...
Inmate killed by cellmate at High Desert State Prison, officials say
An inmate is dead after being killed by a cellmate last week.Accordfing to theNevada Department of Corrections ...
Family honors toddler killed in wrong-way valley crash
The Nevada Department of Corrections confirmed to FOX5 that the incident occurred and that the inmate died as a result. The ...
NDOC: Inmate killed by cellmate in High Desert State Prison stabbing
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - An inmate at High Desert State Prison was killed by his cellmate in a stabbing last Thursday. The Nevada Department of Corrections confirmed to FOX5 that the incident occurred ...
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Family of missing man with Alzheimer's celebrates his birthday as the search continues
The Nevada Department of Corrections confirmed to FOX5 that the incident occurred and that the inmate died as a result. The ...
‘This should’ve never happened’: Inmate stabbed to death at Nevada prison
An inmate was stabbed to death Thursday at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the man’s mother. Hawk Urban, 27, who had been incarcerated on multiple ...
Inmate stabbed to death inside Las Vegas-area prison
A murder investigation is underway at High Desert State Prison after an inmate was stabbed to death, the 8 News Now ...
Anti-Slavery Measure Proposition 6 Fails, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue in California Prisons
The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of ...
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California’s Anti-Slavery Measure Failed, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue
Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6.