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Charges filed against Michele Fiore by Nevada judicial discipline commission

In a three-count complaint, commissioners say trust in the suspended justice's ability is missing and she should have returned donated funds she solicited.

Guards walk inside High Desert State Prison as seen on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.

Nevada prisons blame overdoses on the mail. Skeptics question the state's research.

To curb drug use, the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is proposing restricting physical mail from entering facilities and replacing it with electronic copies — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from criminal justice advocates who see physical mail as a morale-boosting connection between inmates and the outside world.

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How Nevada passed immigration protections through a Republican crime bill

After the crime bill was reworked by Democrats, the new law will now curtail the ability of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to act on school grounds. It will also require the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) to create a detainee locator for all incarcerated people, including those waiting to be picked up by ICE.