A federal judge in Las Vegas said Monday he’ll decide in three weeks whether to dismiss a condemned Nevada killer’s lawsuit challenging the state’s plan for his lethal injection, because the state
A Nevada man who has served less than eight years of a maximum 28-year prison sentence for killing and torturing dogs urged the parole board to release him after authorities determined he’d been mi
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials said the Department of Corrections has been incorrectly reporting COVID-19 cases in facilities because of data entry errors.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials have directed the Department of Corrections to draft a new regulation that would set a 50% limit on the amount of funds the state can take from prisoners and use for victim restitution.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada state health and prison officials are charting a sharp spike in coronavirus case counts among inmates and employees at facilities around the state, amid calls from advocates for more transparency.
Officials say an 85-year-old Nevada prison inmate serving a life sentence for murder has died behind bars, and authorities say they're still seeking to notify next-of-kin.
The state Department of Corrections said Thursday that Allen Battenfield died Jan.
With costs falling for hepatitis C treatment, Nevada state prisons are launching a program to test all inmates and treat those who have the blood-borne virus.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the state Department of Corrections plans to spend about $6.8 million and hir
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A former Alabama prisons administrator with executive experience at several federal prisons has been picked to head the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Nevada is the latest state being sued for allegedly failing to provide proper treatment to inmates with chronic hepatitis C, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada could be on the hook for up to $100 million in damages and unpaid wages after prison guards scored a major victory in a long-running legal fight with the state Department of Corrections, a lawyer for the guards says.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — An ex-leader of a white supremacist gang who was serving 66 years in a Nevada prison for multiple crimes, including attempting to kill a fellow inmate, has died.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Officials say a 56-year-old Nevada prison inmate who was serving 10 years to life for rape, sexual assault, robbery and battery in Las Vegas has died behind bars.
While the nation has seen an overall drop in its prison population, Nevada’s numbers have risen.
According to a review by the Crime and Justice Institute, more people are being incarcerated in Nevada prisons and they’re spending more time inside them.
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 year.
Prison officials in Nevada say a 51-year-old woman who was serving four consecutive sentences of life in prison with the possibility of parole has died after a fight with another inmate.