Ely State Prison News

Five members of the Aryan Warriors gang, which officials say commits crimes in Reno, Las Vegas, Pahrump and prisons, were found guilty Monday of racketeering and drug selling charges in a federal court in Las Vegas.

Six Aryan Warriors allege at least 16 Nevada prison guards helped the white supremacist gang smuggle in drugs and assault other inmates for a decade.

Lawmakers plan to vote today on a capital projects budget that all but eliminates new construction projects for the coming two years.

Mon, May 25, 2009 Authorities have said all along that one of the most disturbing aspects of the Aryan Warriors case is the way the violent prison gang corrupted Nevada corrections officers.

Lawmakers raised questions Thursday about plans to replace the Nevada State Prison's old death chamber - described by a former NSP warden as 'almost medieval' - with a new one near Las Vegas.

Thu, Apr 16, 2009 Inmates at Ely State Prison have won the right to pursue a class action lawsuit against the Nevada Corrections Department, and prison officials should be very worried.

On Tuesday, April 14, in Las Vegas and in Carson City the Nevada Board of Prison Commissioners will meet to allow the public to put on record its complaints against the Nevada prison system and make suggestions for improvement.

A federal judge in Nevada has certified class action status for a lawsuit filed by inmates who claim inadequate medical care at the Ely State Prison constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

RENO, Nev. - A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging prison staff withheld medical treatment from the condemned manager of the 1950s band Coasters, leading to his death from gangrene.

Many Americans were unaware of torture and rape of prisoners by guards until the photos from Abu Ghraib leaked out.

A dozen lawmakers have introduced a bill to impose a moratorium on capital punishment in Nevada until 2011, while a study is done on the cost of the death penalty.

This barren, godforsaken place is Ely State Prison. When I initially thought of writing this report, I was unsure of when or where or how it might reach you.

A Nevada inmate scheduled to be released from prison next week has been ordered to remain in custody to face a charge that he made threats against a Reno couple who adopted two of his children.

Some of the more than 100 parents, teachers and high school students attending a public budget meeting at David E. Norman Elementary School Monday offered suggestions ranging from eliminating the hot lunch ...

The unexplained death of an Ely State Prison inmate is under investigation, according to the White Pine County Sheriff's Department.

They cana t kill a revolutionary: Showing solidarity with Ikemba Imagine being deathly sick - and locked up where the people caging you just laugh at you.

While Ely is small compared to Las Vegas and other Western cities, we had our share of doom and gloom, controversy and more than our worth of bad boys and bad girls who earned their notoriety in the "Blotter" ...

For the second time, a White Pine County School District teacher has achieved National Board Certification with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

O.J. Simpson's has his new home: Lovelock Correctional Center. Simpson, convicted in Las Vegas of kidnapping and robbery, arrived in the prison Friday after a short stay at Ely State Prison while being ...

A federal appeals court handed a victory to a Jewish convert fighting for kosher food in a Nevada prison.