Michael Lyle, Nevada Current Four years after state lawmakers failed to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty, ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nevada Department of Corrections has reported three inmate deaths within three days. The deaths included Marc McCurdy, who died at Southern Desert Correctional Center ...

An 82-year-old inmate was pronounced dead Monday at a prison in Carson City, according to a news release from the Nevada ...

Four years after state lawmakers failed to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty, despite having a Democratic ...

Letters, greeting cards, postcards, photos and other mail sent to New Jersey prisons are no longer going directly to ...

Two recent lawsuits filed against the Nevada Department of Corrections allege a pattern of guards allowing prisoners to be attacked by incarcerated gang members at High Desert State Prison.

In the last few legislative sessions, Nevada has seen reforms to the criminal legal system to ensure certain crimes, such as low-level drug offenses, don’t lead to lengthy sentences.  State lawmakers ...

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Kyle Dalpe. James Dzurenda, director of the Nevada Department of Corrections, expressed optimism about the impact of Pell Grant funding on incarcerated students. "This is a big deal," he said.

Nevada prison officials are investigating the alleged murder of an inmate inside High Desert State Prison, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.