washoe county jail

Nevada lawmakers have been told that about 90 percent of jail detainees statewide are held in just two facilities - the Clark County Detention Center in…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a jail inmate.The inmate's name is being withheld until his family is…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Western Nevada officials have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a frequent Reno gambler…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The family of a man who died after being bound by Reno authorities in a hogtied position is settling part of a wrongful death lawsuit…

A $75,000 settlement for a wrongful death lawsuit against the Washoe County Jail is awaiting a vote by the Washoe County Commission.The family of Niko…

Washoe County is now facing a lawsuit over the death of a man in the Washoe County Jail. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the family of Justin Thompson…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County officials may not be following a state law requiring regular reviews of the condition of inmates at the county jail where…

A Nevada lawmaker wants to include the Washoe County Detention Center in a potential state takeover of mental health care services in the state's largest…

A Reno Gazette Journal investigationhas found that the Washoe County Jail’s suicide rate is five times higher than the national average.The spike in…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An investigation into the death of a Washoe County Jail inmate has found no wrongdoing by sheriff's deputies.Justin Thompson's August…