Most Nevadans have never heard of Silver State Industries and that’s partly by design.The state-run prison program isn’t allowed to advertise or compete like pr ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the Nevada Department of Corrections after he was killed just days before his scheduled release from prison. The ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The death rate among Nevada prisoners is now at a four-year high. The Nevada Department of Corrections has confirmed there was a stabbing at High Desert State Prison on Monday. The ...

Former Nevada prison warden Manuel Portillo is charged with attempted robbery and battery after allegedly biting a coworker’s ...

l — CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - With costs falling for hepatitis C treatment, Nevada state prisons are launching a program to test all inmates and treat those who have the blood-borne virus. The Las ...

CARSON CITY — Prison medical costs are climbing as Nevada’s inmate population ages and more expensive treatments become available, leading to a significant increase in requested funding to provide ...

INDIAN SPRINGS (KTNV) — The parents of Jacob Herman, an inmate killed at High Desert State Prison in July, are suing the Nevada Department of Corrections for their son's death. 35-year-old Jacob ...