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Inmate dies at state prison in Carson City

A 71-year-old inmate died Saturday at the Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City of a chronic medical condition, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Dennis Blood had been incarcerated in Nevada since June 16, 1983, in connection with charges from Clark County.

Blood was serving concurrent sentences of 5 years to life with the possibility of parole for two counts of sexual assault. He also was serving consecutive sentences of 15 years for robbery and 6 years for battery by a prisoner, the department of corrections said. The Carson City Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy.

Contact Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @WesJuhl.

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