Las Vegas police say inmate died at Clark County Detention Center
Joe Bartels
This is the Clark County Detention Center located in downtown Las Vegas as seen in April 2020
and last updated 2021-04-25 15:26:28-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â The Clark County Detention Center reports that on April 23 a 60-year-old male inmate was found slumped over in his cell and later pronounced dead at University Medical Center.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says that at about 9:51 a.m., a corrections officer checked on the inmate who they say was refusing his lunch and medication.
LVMPD says that at about 10:56 a.m., officers again responded to the cell, this time because the inmate fell off a bench. Officers say he did not appear injured and that he refused medical assistance.
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A class of former inmates in Kentucky who were either acquitted or had charges dropped argue counties cannot stick them with the bill for expenses related to their incarcerations.
Attorneys argue before the Kentucky Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case over pretrial detainees being charged for the costs of confinement. (Screenshot via Courthouse News)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (CN) A Kentucky county violated state law and the bedrock principle of innocent until proven guilty when it charged a detainee for confinement costs even after the case against him was dropped, the former inmate argued Wednesday before the Kentucky Supreme Court.
David Jones was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Oct. 26, 2013, and although he spent the next 14 months in jail, all of the charges against him were dismissed and he was released from custody on April 2, 2015.
Man Wrongfully Jailed for Over a Year Billed $4,000 for His Incarceration
On 4/21/21 at 4:58 PM EDT
A Kentucky man wrongly locked up for over a year was shocked when, upon his release from jail, he received an invoice from the county for his time served.
According to a report from The Lexington Herald-Leader, David Allen Jones was sent a bill of $4,008 for his 14-month sentence at the Clark County Detention Center. He is now taking legal action against the county and jailer Frank Doyle, claiming that should not be charged for his wrongful imprisonment.
Jones, a local factory worker, was charged in October 2013 on child pornography charges, the outlet reported. Lexington police claimed to have linked his IP address to illegal video downloads. He was arrested and his bond was set at $15,000. Because he could not afford to make bail, he had no choice but to remain in jail before his trial.