Deadly Nevada prison brawl stokes mystery about guards, guns

[Judi Lynn]

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

[rpannier]

1. Prison officials have been slow to release information

Why am I not shocked

[Enthusiast]

2. This nation is in the toilet.

[Jesus Malverde]

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

[Fred Sanders]

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

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]

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

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.

[BeanMusical]

5. Very disturbing.

[Capt. Obvious]

7. "The page you've requested does not exist at this address."

[tblue37]

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

You should read the whole shocking article, because some of the most outrageous details come later in the piece.

http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-nevada-prison-brawl-stokes-mystery-guards-guns-070606424.html

[Capt. Obvious]

9. Thank you