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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The head of Nevada's state prison system is stepping down after three years in office.Gov. Steve Sisolak's office announced…
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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval ordered an audit of the Department of Corrections when the state had to shell out $15.5 million in overtime costs last…
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When Nevada’s new prisons chief took over, he made it clear he was going to change the system.Since James Dzurenda became director of the Department of…
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The ACLU of Nevada released a 48-page studyon the use of solitary confinement within the Nevada Department of Corrections system.The study finds that…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has landed two new grants aimed at preparing its inmates for a successful life outside of prison.The Nevada Department of…
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Capital punishment is on hold for now in Nevada.NPR member station KUNR in Reno, NV reports one of the two drugs the state uses in lethal injections has…
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The Nevada Department of Corrections is making some changes that are beginning to get some notice.The prison systems’ HIV policy has changed, the use of…
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As he told KNPR's State of Nevada in May, the new director of Nevada's prison system says he's ending the use of birdshot behind bars.Nevada Department of…
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The state official hired to change the culture of guards and inmates in Nevada's prisons is promising to shift the system toward inmate rehabilitation, in…
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James Dzurenda took over the Nevada Department of Corrections in April, and he has his hands full. At least that's the sentiment from former director…