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By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A Nevada maximum-security prison was in lockdown on Wednesday after a brawl that left three inmates dead and nine others hospitalized, prison officials said.
A spokesperson for the Nevada Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to a request asking for more information on Tuesd 3 inmates dead and at least 9 injured in rural Nevada prison ...
The local county sheriff identified Anthony Williams, 41, as the third of the three people killed in Tuesday's fight at Nevada's maximum security prison in rural Ely.
State of Nevada Correction Officers (C/O's) are fully sworn Peace Officers per 18 U.S.C 926(b) Qualified Law Enforcement Officers and are recognized under the Nevada Revised Statutes(NRS's). Correctional cadets undergo a hiring process through the department's personnel unit in Carson City, Las Vegas and Ely, Nevada. Written, physical and ...
High Desert State Prison is a state prison in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, near Indian Springs, northwest of Las Vegas. It is the largest institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections and the newest, having opened on September 1, 2000. [1] It has a capacity of 4,176.
Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) and Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC) are part of a prison complex located in Carson City. The correctional center was established in 1964 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. [1] The medium security center housed 1,444 male and 9 female inmates as of September 2010. [3]
Ely State Prison (ESP) is a medium security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada, [3] about 9 miles (14 km) north of Ely. [4] The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. As of 2010, the prison has a staff of 406 and is a major employer in the Ely area. [1]
In the first half of 2015, shotguns were used in 14 incidents at High Desert alone. Three were birdshot, the rest blanks. Throughout the state, on average, officers fired a live shotgun round once every 10 days between January 1, 2012, and June 26, 2015, not including warning shots, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC).