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Lawsuit filed after inmate’s death alleges ‘deliberate indifference’ at prison

The estate of an inmate who died at High Desert State Prison in 2023 has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections. Filed in District Court on Aug. 19, the estate of ...
Seattle Times

Nevada settled lawsuit over man’s prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023, a lawyer said Tuesday. The medical examiner ...
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Fentanyl-laced mail, code words and a fatal overdose: the alleged scheme to get drugs inside Nevada prisons

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is accused of smuggling drugs to Nevada and California prison inmates by sending fentanyl-laced envelopes disguised as legal mail in a scheme that spanned at least seven ...
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Mother of Nevada prisoner reaches $4.6M settlement in lawsuit

The lawyer for the family of a man who died at High Desert State Prison in 2023 said Tuesday that a multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit. James Urrutia, who ...
San Antonio Express-News

Nevada settled lawsuit over man's prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023, a lawyer said Tuesday. The medical examiner ...