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Nevada Prisoner Killed in Rec Yard Riot
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2004, page 32
Nevada Prisoner Killed In Rec Yard Riot
Filed under:
Prison Rebellion,
Failure to Protect (General),
Excessive Force,
Shootings,
Premises Liability,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death),
Guard Unions.
Location:
Nevada.
On July 13, 2004, racial tension at the High Desert State Prison in southern Nevada erupted into a deadly riot. The fighting, reportedly between Blacks and Hispanics on the rock-strewn recreation yard, left one prisoner dead and 18 others injured.
The battle began …
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