The Nevada Sentencing Commission on Wednesday twice rejected recommending that Gov. Steve Sisolak move to depopulate the state’s prisons in an effort to stave off the coronavirus’ spread.
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For the second time in two weeks, the Nevada Sentencing Commission is scheduled to examine controlling the spread of the coronavirus in the criminal justice system.
The Nevada Police Union, formerly the Nevada Highway Patrol Association, filed a complaint Thursday with the state-run Employee-Management Relations Board.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department’s website, two more employees have tested positive for the coronavirus since Friday.
Nevada’s osteopaths filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state medical officials to lift a ban on the routine prescribing of two existing anti-malarial drugs to treat COVID-19.
Las Vegas police saw domestic disturbance calls increase in the weeks after the emergency directives to stay at home were ordered, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Friday.
Las Vegas police said Wednesday that four Clark County Detention Center inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 12.
“Sadly, it is all too common for fraudsters to take advantage of the public during times of great distress and hardship,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said Monday.
A plan to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus inside prison walls should be reviewed by the state’s top leaders, the Nevada Sentencing Commission decided Monday.
The U.S. Postal Service is calling for vigilance to prevent a persistent band of mail thieves from intercepting that money before it reaches residents.