Criminal Justice + Policing
Former Caesars principal who paid Epstein is reportedly under criminal investigation
Nevada gaming regulators were either unaware of or unconcerned about payments of $158 million then-Caesars Entertainment principal Leon Black made to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein between 2012 and 2017, after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for sex trafficking a minor, as well as $100,000 monthly payments Black admits making to a woman to keep her quiet […]
Hundreds of prison staff submitted religious exemptions ahead of vaccination deadline
More than 12% of Nevada prison staffers have requested exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine, the vast majority of them citing religious beliefs, according to Nevada Department of Corrections officials. Prison officials said 285 of the 2,372 correctional staff have submitted vaccination exemptions ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline requiring all personnel to be vaccinated against […]
NDOC runs into problems implementing prison gerrymandering reform bill
One-third of state prison inmates have no last known residence on record, which puts the Nevada Department of Corrections in conflict with a 2019 state law requiring it to adjust population data based on that information. According to the Nevada law, prison inmates should be reallocated in census data so they are counted as residents […]
Incarcerated pay price for prison system staffing shortages
A severe staffing shortage and COVID restrictions in Nevada’s prisons have left inmates with a lack of food, hygiene, cleaning supplies, and contact with the outside, according to interviews with inmates and letters sent to the Current this year. Some inmates complain they’ve lost good time credits and seen their release dates pushed back because […]