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

Getting snack-filled care packages to inmates presents unique hurdles to prisons

Nevada's system of getting packages to prisoners hasn't always worked smoothly. Prisons had been using a system where inmates walked up to a retail store window and picked up items. But that involved inmates leaving their housing units and standing in line for long periods of time, often in the elements, and alongside rivals who wanted to steal their new stuff.

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