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| NV Prisons Analyzed In Report |
| By nevadaappeal.com |
| Published: 03/14/2011 |
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LAS VEGAS — Over-crowding and understaffing are preventing Nevada prisons from meeting the basic human needs of those they incarcerate, according to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. “We're concerned about whether or not they're safe, whether or not they're sanitary,” said Maggie McLetchie, legal director for the ACLU of Nevada. “It's about bare minimums.” The 68-page report was authored by Rebecca Paddock, the group's prisoner rights fellow. Paddock, who recently joined the Clark County public defender's office, concluded that the state needs to reduce its prison population by reclassifying some felonies and by expanding community-based treatment programs. She also concluded that the Nevada Department of Corrections needs external oversight, and called for legislation to prohibit the shackling of pregnant prisoners. Read More. |
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