U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson became the first African-American man to serve as Nevada’s top federal law enforcement officer in April 2022.
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Two recent lawsuits filed against the Nevada Department of Corrections allege a pattern of corrections officers allowing prisoners to be attacked by incarcerated gang members at High Desert State Prison.
A group of incarcerated firefighters from a women’s prison facility in Nevada were told to keep working while their boots and socks melted according to a lawsuit filed this week by the ACLU of Nevada.
Former university regent James Dean Leavitt is challenging appointed Judge Maria Gall for the District Court Department 9 seat.
The Nevada Board of Pharmacy can no longer classify cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, a district Judge ruled on Wednesday.
Visitations will be kept at a “limited capacity, and visiting hours will vary at each institution, the Department of Corrections said Tuesday.
Nevada Southern Detention Center on Tuesday confirmed an employee has died from “potential COVID-19 related issues,” days after news of an inmate death due to the coronavirus.