After Nevada prison brawl kills 3 inmates, 20 people are charged
Nevada prosecutors say 20 people in the highest security prison in eastern Nevada were charged with a fight last year Three prisoners were killed
Others were injured.
Nevada Attorney General’s Office Say this week The final arrest of the investigation was conducted on March 5.
Prisoners Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in a battle in the Elie State Prison on July 30. No officer was injured. The charges in the case include first-degree murder and attempted murder, with the aim of using deadly weapons to promote or assist criminal gangs. It is unclear how many of the 20 defendants face these charges.
CBS-associated KLAS-TV The reported dispute seems to have stemmed from hatred between two hostile gangs and fears of possible revenge.
The Erie Prison is one of six Nevada prisons. It has nearly 1,200 beds, and the state’s death row is a convicted killer and a deadly injection chamber that has never been used.
according to Death Penalty Information CenterNevada currently has 59 inmates on death row. Nevada has not executed executions since 2006.
The state’s prison conditions have attracted criticism from advocates, especially during the hot summers and cold winters. December 2022, KLAS-TV Report Several people incarcerated in the Erie State prison conducted hunger strikes on people who advocated and some family members described unsafe conditions and food inadequateness.
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“The pursuit of justice is not stopped at the prison gate, and the person responsible for the deaths of three prisoners in the Eli prison will be held responsible,” said Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. statement Tuesday. “We remain committed to ensuring that violence and misconduct within our state’s correctional system meets the full power of the law.”
