RENO, Nev. (AP) — A lawyer for state prison guards in a federal unpaid overtime lawsuit says Nevada could be on the hook for up to $60 million in damages and back wages.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Documents made public in a federal wrongful death lawsuit blame Nevada prison guards for the shotgun killing of one inmate and the wounding of another during a brawl in a High Desert State Prison hallway in November 2014.
Many of the inmates died of natural causes, but a series of suspicious deaths — against the backdrop of a shrinking budget and staff shortages — has lawmakers calling for a prison oversight board.
