Clark County released hundreds of autopsies to the Review-Journal on Thursday as part of an investigation into the county’s child protection division.
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Clark County asked the state high court to reconsider its Tuesday ruling, which ordered the records released, but the court refused to grant any delay.
The Nevada Supreme Court refused Clark County’s request to withhold child autopsies pending appeal, requiring them to release the unredacted records.
Hospital workers in Clark County say the COVID-19 surge is pushing them to their limits, despite the Nevada Hospital Association’s assurances that hospitals can take more patients.
The Review-Journal has fought for more than three years for autopsy records that will determine whether the county’s child protection agency has protected children.
Releasing Clark County coroner records to the media could help prevent child abuse deaths. The county has spent about $80,000 in taxpayer dollars fighting the request.
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District Judge Judge Jim Crockett blasted the coroner’s office for failing to release the autopsies and accused the agency of “heel-dragging.”
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Some government agencies have refused to release their pre-pandemic plans to allow the public to assess how well the agency was prepared for the coronavirus.
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Nevada Department of Health Human Services’ Division of Child Family Services conducts CPS investigations in rural areas, and Washoe and Clark counties have their own agencies.
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