March 1, 2023, 6:20pm Clark County Health
With the county’s previous contract set to expire, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new three-year medical vendor contract for the jail and juvenile services. Read story
December 24, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Clark County’s new Jail Services department is on track to take over management of the Clark County Jail on Jan. 1, staff said this week. Read story
October 5, 2022, 7:16pm Clark County News
A man accused of murdering an Idaho couple Saturday was released in July from the Clark County Jail after months of awaiting competency restoration services at Western State Hospital. Read story
September 28, 2022, 6:12pm Clark County News
Clark County continues to move forward with its new Jail Services department and development of a transition plan to take over management of the county jail. Read story
September 26, 2022, 6:10pm Clark County News
Former Clark County sheriff candidate David Shook has been named to head the county’s new Jail Services department. County Manager Kathleen Otto announced the decision in a press release Monday. Read story
September 21, 2022, 5:20pm Clark County News
Despite requests from the public, including Clark County sheriff candidates Rey Reynolds and John Horch, to postpone its decision, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved creating a new Jail Services department that will take over management of the county jail. Read story
June 26, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News
“No one is trying to sell you on this tax, one way or the other.” With that statement, Clark County Council Chair Karen Bowerman began Thursday’s public forum on the proposed 0.1 percent public safety tax voters will be deciding on in August. Read story
March 30, 2022, 6:32pm Clark County News
A corrections deputy at the center of an Aug. 13 use-of-force case against an inmate at the Clark County Jail declined to be interviewed in a criminal investigation of the incident. Read story
March 18, 2022, 11:41am Clark County News Free
Video from inside the Clark County Jail of an Aug. 13 use-of-force incident that is under criminal review shows correction deputies pinning, tackling and dragging a handcuffed inmate while trying to search and clean his cell. Read story
March 10, 2022, 6:30pm Clark County News
A criminal investigation has been completed into an Aug. 13 use-of-force incident by corrections deputies against an inmate at the Clark County Jail, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Read story
