High Desert State Prison swapped 2,000 prisoners with Ely State Prison earlier this month as High Desert moved to maximum security. Watch Now .

In August 2006, in the enclosed Z Unit of High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, Officer Scott Jones, a correctional peace officer assigned to Search and Escort, joined in a hazing ...

High Desert State Prison swapped 2,000 prisoners with Ely State Prison earlier this month as High Desert moved to maximum security. More for You. Switzerland gives up neutrality.

Death row inmates will be housed at High Desert State Prison, although the execution chamber will remain at Ely. High Desert State Prison has capacity for 4,100 offenders and opened on Sept. 1, 2000.

The family of a Nevada inmate who died in custody in December 2023 is disputing the official account of his death ...

Carlos Manuel Perez Jr. might well be the only known inmate to be shot and killed by guards while handcuffed at the High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs, but corrections officers firing ...

Guards at High Desert State Prison may start using nonlethal, rubber shotgun rounds. The proposal came up Tuesday during a Board of State Prison Commissioners meeting in Carson City that was ...

The report blames a lack of communication and leadership at the prison, which has had 15 wardens in its 21 years of existence - five in the last 18 months.

The incident in 2006 was in some ways typical: A group of inmates at High Desert State Prison near Susanville attacked two corrections officers, and prison officials responded with a race-based ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Two inmates have died at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Michael Sonner, 57, was pronounced dead Wednesday, a news release said.

Those problems became more apparent at High Desert State Prison, located northwest of Las Vegas near Indian Springs, where the more than 20-year-old swamp coolers have struggled to adequately cool ...