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Nevada inmate, 21, dies while hospitalized

A 21-year-old Nevada inmate died Monday of what Nevada Department of Corrections officials called a chronic medical condition.

Lawrence Howard, a Northern Nevada Correctional Center inmate, had been hospitalized at the Carson Tahoe Hospital since July.

Howard was serving multiple consecutive 2-to-5 year sentences stemming from a robbery. He had been in prison since April of 2013.

Contact reporter Annalise Little at alittle@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391. Find her on Twitter: @annalisemlittle.

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