Nevada State Prison
No immediate plans to close Carson City prison, director says
Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 4:29pmThe Las Vegas Sun reports this afternoon that there are no immediate plans to close the aging Nevada State Prison in Carson City. The Sun attributes this to Howard Skolnik, department of corrections state director.
Governor Cites Progress in Implementing SAGE Commission Recommendations but Many Proposals Still Await Action
Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 2:54pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons is touting his successes in implementing recommendations from his SAGE Commission on ways to improve efficiencies and save money in state government, but many of the proposals remain in progress or will require action by the 2011 Legislature.
Special Session: Assembly GOP Leader Says Bank Fee in Budget a Tradeoff, Expresses Concerns About Last Minute Jobs Bill
Submitted by on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 5:44pmCARSON CITY – Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert said in an interview today that GOP agreement to include a new f
State lawmakers seem to be limiting cuts to education – miffs Governor Gibbons
Submitted by on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 3:00pmState lawmakers are hardly endearing themselves to Governor Gibbons in that they have taken informal votes on his major cuts to K-12 and University/College budgets.
Special Session Starts Tuesday: Likely to be Gawd Awful
Submitted by on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 7:15amFaced with the prospects of massive teacher layoffs, more state worker pink slips and shorter paychecks for those who stay, slashed services for the poor, the sick and the elderly, and the closure
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:38pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 4:43pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today defended his plan to balance the state budget and challenged critics to come forward with workable alternatives if they object to any parts of his proposal.
Governor Gibbons lays out the cuts…sets February 23rd to start special session of the State Legislature
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 2:25pmGovernor Gibbons has notified state lawmakers they will be ordered back to Carson City on February 23rd to convene a special session of the State Legislature to deal with the state’s nearly $900 mi
Woman arrested at NSP with drugs concealed in a “very private” location
Submitted by on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 4:48pmA North Carolina woman flew clear across the country only to be arrested in Carson City for trying to smuggle drugs into the Nevada State Prison (NSP) on East 5th.
Prison guards push back on the proposed closure of NSP
Submitted by on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 12:53pmSome Nevada State Prison (NSP) prison guards are pushing back on Governor Gibbons’ and Prison System Director Howard Skolnick’s proposal to shut down the old Nevada State Prison on 5th Street.
Gibbons Prepares for Major Speech to Nevadans on the State Budget Crisis, Ways to Fill $881 Million Gap
Submitted by on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 2:20pmCARSON CITY – Gov.
Nevada State Prison itself facing the executioner
Submitted by on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 8:22amAfter nearly a century and a half of housing some of the West’s most notorious outlaws, the Nevada State Prison is itself being walked to the execution chamber.
Gov. Gibbons Recommends 10 Percent Cuts to State Agencies and Education – Lawmakers Say No Deal Done Yet
Submitted by on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 12:14pmCARSON CITY – Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said today that dozens of cuts proposed by Gov.
They’re going after NSP again…
Submitted by on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 8:15amIn a continued effort to stem the state budget’s free fall, Governor Gibbons is recommending the long talked about closure of the state’s. Oldest prison Nevada State Prison.
Gibbons Reassures City and County Officials He Won’t Make Up State Budget Shortfall with Local Funds
Submitted by on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 5:33pmCARSON CITY – Gov.
A convicted murderer dodges and runs from the death penalty again
Submitted by on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:01pm(Click image to play video)
A prison inmate convicted of a horrific murder and the kidnapping and rape of a woman has put off his death-coach ride yet again.
A death row inmate has spared the state the trouble of doing the dirty work
Submitted by on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 6:58am(Click image to play video)
A death row inmate, on his way to the Nevada State Prison to be executed, took matters into his own hands earlier this month by beating the state to it.
Driver in hit-and-run enters guilty plea
Submitted by on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:09amDriver in hit-and-run enters guilty pleaNevada Appeal Staff Report
Nevada State Prison video
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 12:47pm
