LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of four inmates at two state prisons as homicides, with officials citing drug debt as a factor. According to the ...

Two Nevada state prisons, High Desert State Prison and Southern Desert Correctional Center, are operating under modified operations following a series of four suspected homicides over the past month.

Officials from the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) said that skyrocketing overdoses are one of the main drivers behind overtime expenses that have cost the state more than $18 million annually ...

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor. By Neil Vigdor Four inmates have been killed in less than a ...

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 ...

Now the leader of the Nevada Department of Human Services, Whitley has served in a cabinet role since 2015 and been in state service since 1986.

We're getting dozens of letters, phone calls and more from inmates and their families describing unsafe conditions in state prisons. Alyssa Bethencourt is fighting to get them answers LAS VEGAS (KTNV) ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Five inmate deaths in less than a month are sparking mounting concerns over safety, transparency and a possible pattern of violence inside Nevada’s prisons. The Nevada Department of ...

A jury found Dr. Mike Naughton and Nurse Kathy Henderson violated inmate Nick Mork's right against cruel and unusual punishment by withholding medical care. The Nevada prison system has faced more ...

Two Southern Nevada detention centers have beefed up surveillance after four inmates, all under the age of 40, were found dead at the facilities in the past month in homicides possibly related to drug ...