Inmate pronounced dead at High Desert State Prison

Watch towers at the High Desert State Prison, a part of the State of Nevada Department of Corre ...

An inmate serving time for robbery died Monday at a prison near Indian Springs, officials announced Tuesday.

John Wright (Nevada Department of Corrections)

John Wright, 60, was pronounced dead around 4:15 p.m. while in the infirmary unit at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

The prison is about 20 miles north of the Las Vegas Valley.

Wright, who was admitted to the prison in January 2012, was serving 15 years for robbery, NDOC said.

An autopsy has been scheduled, but the Clark County coroner’s office said information regarding the death was not available as of Tuesday afternoon.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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