A high-profile inmate escape, the resignation of the prisons director, and reports that fences, doors and windows were ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nevada Department of Corrections reported five prisoner deaths, including three convicted ...

A Nevada death row inmate is requesting a court hearing, pursuing what federal public defenders say is his right to the clemency process.

So far in January, three High Desert State Prison inmates have died, according to corrections officials. Michael Dorotiak, 43, was serving a sentence for coercion at High Desert, which is about 40 ...

An inmate was stabbed and killed inside High Desert State Prison, Nevada’s maximum-security facility northwest of Las Vegas. On Jan. 5, Brandon Hanson was pronounced dead at the prison.

Another inmate, Charles Walker, 46, passed away last Saturday at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. Walker was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, along with additional ...

Convicted of coercion, Dorotiak was transferred to NDOC custody in September last year to serve up to six years at High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs. It's unclear when he was stabbed or ...

Being stuck in freezing temperatures was common at High Desert State Prison, a facility not far from the California-Nevada border. I’ll never forget sitting in the snow with wet pants and frozen legs.