Ely State Prison was also the site of a hunger strike in 2022. Dozens of inmates refused to eat to protest allegedly unsafe conditions and inadequate food portions.

Ely State Prison opened in July 1989 and has the capacity for 1,183 inmates. In this July 11, 2018, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to Ely State Prison, the location of Nevada's execution ...

Update 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The White Pine County Sheriff's Office identified two of the three inmates killed in a fight at Ely State Prison on Tuesday morning as Zackaria Luz, 43, and Connor ...

Williams entered the Ely State Prison in 2019 and was sentenced in Clark County. Two other deceased inmates were identified by the Department of Corrections earlier this week.

Inmates killed at Ely State Prison (L-R) Zackaria Luz, Connor Brown, Anthony M. Williams. On Tuesday, Ford's office announced the final arrest related to the incident was made on Wednesday, March 5.

High Desert State Prison will become a maximum-security institution, with Ely State Prison’s status downgrading to a medium security institution, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Ely State Prison, which had previously served as the state’s maximum security institution, is now medium security. Over the course of several days, nearly 2,000 offenders were moved between the ...

Ely State Prison, the “designated maximum-security prison for the State of Nevada” employs over 400 people and can house up to 1,183 inmates, according to a description on its website.

Three inmates were killed and several others injured in a fight that broke out at Ely State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos.

About 40 prisoners began the hunger strike on Dec. 1 first inside Nevada’s Ely State Prison and have accused jail staff of improperly using solitary confinement, physically attacking inmates ...

Ely State Prison is one of 18 institutions operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. It has a total capacity of 1,183 inmates and a staff of about 400.

Williams entered the Ely State Prison in 2019 and was sentenced in Clark County. Two other deceased inmates were identified by the Department of Corrections earlier this week.