Rely State News Today

Stacey Richards was blinded by a birdshot round in 2015 while incarcerated at Ely State Prison. The Nevada Department of Corrections has not admitted liability for this incident.

An inmate was stabbed to death at a maximum security prison this week, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

An inmate was stabbed to death at a maximum security prison this week, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

The Nevada Department of Corrections reported a stabbing death at Ely State Prison that happened Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

The Nevada Department of Corrections announced Thursday some clarifications in policy that have been cited as part of the impetus for the hunger strike at Ely State Prison.

Nevada's death row houses 64 inmates. Some of them have killed multiple people, including children. Others ended the lives of elderly victims. Some shot police officers or strangers, while others stabbed someone they knew. Learn more about them here.

Ten months after a yearlong state audit found Nevada’s prison system had widespread deficiencies in its use of force procedures, officials with the state Department of Corrections have acknowledged that none of the audit’s 16 recommendations meant to improve facility operations has been completed.

Nevada State Prison Casino – Learn everything you need to know about the Bullpen, the casino run by inmates for 35 years.

Officials with the Nev. Dept. of Corrections acknowledged that none of an audit's recommendations to improve facility operations has been completed.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Ten months after a yearlong state audit found Nevada’s prison system had widespread deficiencies in its use of force procedures, officials with the state Department of Corrections have acknowledged that none of the audit's 16 recommendations meant to improve facility operations has been completed.