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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:36 AM Apr 2015

Deadly Nevada prison brawl stokes mystery about guards, guns

Source: Associated Press

Apr 27, 3:06 AM EDT

Deadly Nevada prison brawl stokes mystery about guards, guns

By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- When two handcuffed inmates at one of Nevada's toughest prisons brawled in a hallway, one ended up dead from several shotgun blasts. The other was declared guilty of murder, even though he never touched a gun.

Prison officials acknowledged the death in November with only a short statement, and for months they never mentioned that a weapon was involved or that it had been fired by a trainee guard.

Since then, the mystery of the shooting near the showers in a segregation unit at High Desert State Prison has only deepened.

Now attorneys for both inmates are accusing prison guards of instigating the fight to set up a gladiator-style contest and then trying to cover it up by blaming the surviving prisoner.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEADLY_PRISON_BRAWL_?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-04-27-03-06-08

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Deadly Nevada prison brawl stokes mystery about guards, guns (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2015 OP

Prison officials have been slow to release information rpannier Apr 2015 #1

This nation is in the toilet. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #2

Our public servant in law enforcement sure reflect that....nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #4

Enthusiast? Nation in the toilet, but still an enthusiast?......gloom and doom is for End Timers only. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #6

Correctional officers have one of the most boring jobs in the world. Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #3

Very disturbing. BeanMusical Apr 2015 #5

"The page you've requested does not exist at this address." Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #7

Here's a functional link. The details are incredible--in a horrifying, disgusting way. tblue37 Apr 2015 #8

Thank you Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #9

rpannier

(24,330 posts)

1. Prison officials have been slow to release information

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:07 AM

Apr 2015

Why am I not shocked

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

2. This nation is in the toilet.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:12 AM

Apr 2015

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

4. Our public servant in law enforcement sure reflect that....nt

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:25 AM

Apr 2015

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

6. Enthusiast? Nation in the toilet, but still an enthusiast?......gloom and doom is for End Timers only.

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 10:14 AM

Apr 2015

The prison system needs reform, beginning with a ban on for profit prisons.

If it can done, it can be done easily enough....pessimism is not for Democrats!

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

3. Correctional officers have one of the most boring jobs in the world.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:24 AM

Apr 2015

They seem to set these up often for entertainment.

Pelican bay and SF county jail also had reports of these gladiator style fights that rely on gang culture for entertainment.