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Nevada prison leaders point to ‘drug debt’ after recent string of homicides

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada prison leaders said ‘drug debt’ appears to be a factor after a recent string of homicides inside two Las Vegas-area prisons. As the 8 News Now Investigators first reported, ...
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Four Nevada prison deaths investigated as homicides; drug debt cited, officials say

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of four inmates at two state prisons as homicides, with officials citing drug debt as a factor. According to the ...

Inmate convicted of sexual assault of a child dies in Nevada prison

The Nevada Department of Corrections said Tuesday that Robert Siow, 62, died at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada prison inmate dies, officials say

An 82-year-old inmate was pronounced dead Monday at a prison in Carson City, according to a news release from the Nevada Department of Corrections. William J. Coleman was pronounced dead at the ...
9NEWS

Outside study paints picture of staffing crisis at Nevada prisons

Nevada’s prison system has a “staffing crisis” that is leading to worsening conditions for incarcerated people, skyrocketing overtime costs and declining morale among employees, according to a ...
SFGate

Nevada lawmakers question claim that inmate overdoses are driving prison overtime costs

Officials from the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) said that skyrocketing overdoses are one of the main drivers behind overtime expenses that have cost the state more than $18 million annually ...