Ex-Nevada prison warden charged in alleged ear-biting of coworker at casino

Former Nevada prison warden Manuel Portillo is charged with attempted robbery and battery after allegedly biting a coworker’s ...
Yahoo

Nevada Department of Corrections is sued over man's death days before his scheduled release

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the Nevada Department of Corrections after he was killed just days before his scheduled release from prison. The ...
The Nevada Independent

Nevada agrees to pay out $1 million to settle three lawsuits from inmates

The state of Nevada has agreed to pay out nearly $1 million to settle three lawsuits brought by current and former people in ...

Two inmates die at Nevada prisons, corrections officials say

The Nevada Department of Corrections on Thursday announced the deaths of two inmates at Northern Nevada prisons. According to a news release, William Johnson, 62, died at Lovelock Correctional Center ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Medical costs could cause Nevada corrections budget to soar

CARSON CITY — Prison medical costs are climbing as Nevada’s inmate population ages and more expensive treatments become available, leading to a significant increase in requested funding to provide ...
The Nevada Independent

Two Nevada rural prisons have ‘critical labor shortage,’ state determines

The Tuesday decision from the state Board of Examiners will allow Ely State Prison and Lovelock Correctional Center to bring ...
MyNorthwest.com

Nevada Department of Corrections is sued over man’s death days before his scheduled release

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man’s family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the Nevada Department of Corrections after he was killed just days before his scheduled release from prison. The ...