Two inmates died at High Desert State Prison, according to two news releases this week from the Nevada Department of Corrections. John A. Garcia, 21, was pronounced dead at the prison, which is 40 ...

A 38-year-old inmate died May 8 at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.The department said Offender Jonathan Latorre was ...

A 31-year-old inmate at High Desert State Prison died this week, according to a news release from the Nevada Department of Corrections. Enrique F. Rojas-Rubio was pronounced dead at the prison, which ...

Nevada is an arid state of the US, lying between California and Utah. Most of the state is within the Great Basin, but parts of the northeast drain into the Snake River and the southern portion is within the Mohave Desert and the Colorado river drainage.

KSNV News 3 Las Vegas on MSN: High Desert State Prison death of inmate probed as homicide, autopsy sought

High Desert State Prison death of inmate probed as homicide, autopsy sought

For decades, Nevada’s economic identity was tethered to the neon glow of the Las Vegas Strip. But a boom is unfolding in the high desert.

Nevada is a western state that borders California to its west, Utah to its east, Arizona to its south, and both Idaho and Oregon to its north. The majority of the state lies within the Pacific Time Zone, with small portions near its northeastern border following Mountain Time.