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Education & Rehabilitation

• Police name ex-con in shooting that killed patron, wounded 2 employees at Vegas nightclub
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) - An ex-convict with a history of alcohol-related arrests at Las Vegas Strip clubs was identified as the man who opened fire in an after-hours casino nightclub early Monday, wounding two employees and killing a patron who......[more]
  Associated Press, Monday, October 21, 2013
  
  

Executions, Death Row & the Death Penalty

• Death of inmate reported at a private prison near Las Vegas
  
  The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports a section of the Nevada Southern Detention Center in Pahrump was placed on lockdown following the inmate's death early Friday....[more]
  www.darientimes.com, Sunday, July 14, 2019
  
  

Gangs in Prison

• Is ‘Polar Bear’ on ice as alleged fellow skinheads face prosecution in 1998 slayings?
  
  The public is quietly being kept in the dark about the whereabouts of the neo-Nazi skinhead convicted of the 1998 execution-style slaying of two Las Vegas residents who fought racism....[more]
  Las Vegas Sun, Saturday, May 17, 2014
  
  
• Nevada prison looks to WAN acceleration for IT upgrade
  
  Web-based application connects U.S. prison facilities across a U.S. state ...[more]
  Computerworld, Wednesday, May 30, 2007
  
  
• Prison crisis looming Meth, overcrowding straining resources
  
  One out of three were incarcerated for drug trafficking. 70 percent of those addicts said they began using meth when they were 14...[more]
  Reno Gazette Journal , Monday, May 14, 2007
  
  
• First brawl sentencing: Hells Angels member gets 4-plus years for role in '02 River Run biker brawl
  
  A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club was sentenced Friday to four years and three months in a federal prison ...[more]
  Mohave Daily News, Saturday, January 13, 2007
  
  

Health & Medical Treatment

Prison Classification, Placement, & Release

Prison Conditions & Corruption

Prison Life & Culture

• Vegas jail visits halted for 9-11 anniversary
  
  LAS VEGAS — Clark County Detention Center is putting social visits to inmates on hold for a day because it's the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

  Las Vegas Police Officer Laura Meltzer says the move is a precaution due to the significance of the date, and in light of recent world events....[more]

  Associated Press, Thursday, September 11, 2014
  
  

Riots, Lockdowns & Escapes

• Injured Nevada inmate workers' compensation same as pay rate
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation rates for injured inmates are set at inmate pay rates instead of the state’s minimum wage....[more]
  News Las Vegs, Tuesday, December 31, 2019
  
  
• 2 injured after fight breaks out between rival groups at Warm Springs prison in Carson City
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Two inmates are injured after a fight broke out between two rival groups at a state prison in Carson City. Nevada Department of Corrections officials say the stabbing happened Tuesday afternoon in a housing unit at ......[more]
  Associated Press, Thursday, June 20, 2013
  
  

Suicides in Prison

Workplace & Industry News, and Science & Tech News

• Nevada prison looks to WAN acceleration for IT upgrade
  
  Web-based application connects U.S. prison facilities across a U.S. state ...[more]
  Computerworld, Wednesday, May 30, 2007