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Training ‘a joke’ for state prison officers

Officers at Southern Desert Correctional Center can relate to the challenges of watching over hundreds of inmates with insufficient staffing and equipment.

Pop was machinery, not gunfire, police say

What Las Vegas police initially thought was gunfire Monday in the east valley turned out to be a pop from a piece of machinery, the agency said.

Rite of Passage sues Nevada over contract issues

The state’s contract with Rite of Passage was set to expire Sept. 30, 2017. The state said both parties reached an amicable agreement to end the relationship, but the nonprofit claims it was forced to sign the agreement, with the state threatening to issue a termination notice for cause.

Shootings not rare at High Desert State Prison

Carlos Manuel Perez Jr. might well be the only known inmate to be shot and killed by guards while handcuffed at the High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs, but corrections officers firing shotguns isn’t rare at the state’s largest prison, data show.

Arizona motorist gets 7 years in DUI death

A seven-year prison term was imposed Monday on a northwest Arizona resident who pleaded guilty in an alcohol-involved traffic fatality.

Inmate dies in Carson City prison

A 64-year-old inmate died in a state prison in Carson City on Friday, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced Saturday.

Washoe inmate, 60, dies while serving time for assault, robbery

A 60-year-old prisoner serving time for assault and robbery died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Daniel Brumbach was committed from Washoe County on July 25, 2007.