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| Low staffing levels cited in Nevada prison shootings |
| By reviewjournal.com- Sean Whaley |
| Published: 10/14/2015 |
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CARSON CITY — There were more than 200 incidents of correctional officers firing shotguns during inmate incidents in the past three years at six prisons, with the vast majority occurring at High Desert State Prison, a review released Tuesday shows. But two-thirds of the shooting incidents involved only "poppers" or blank rounds, according to the review of the Nevada Department of Corrections "use of force" policies and practices by the independent group the Association of State Correctional Administrators. The 22-page review offers an explanation of why there were a total of 208 shooting incidents at the prisons over the past three years, but no comparison data to suggest whether the number was excessive or not compared to other prison systems. No specific incidents were described in the analysis. The report, which includes 10 recommendations, says that Nevada has the highest prisoner to staffing ratio of any state department of corrections in the country at 12.28 prisoners to each security staff member. Nevada's ratio is also nearly twice the national average of 6.27, the report says. Read More. |
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