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Man dies in custody at Northern Nevada prison

A man in custody at Northern Nevada Correctional Center died in prison Sunday.

Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement Tuesday that 45-year-old Eric Bueno died in prison. Bueno had been in prison for about a month as part of a four- to 10-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance.

No further details were provided about Bueno’s death.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on X.

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