The Washoe County jail has seen 12 overdoses, including three fatal ones, to date in 2022, and Sheriff Darin Balaam said the drugs are likely being smuggled in in the body cavities of recently booked ...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — An inmate at theWashoe County Detention Facility died at a local hospital on Sunday, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO). Authorities say an ...

RENO, Nev. — The Washoe County Sheriff's Office inmate work crew has successfully removed eight abandoned boats that were illegally dumped off the Mustang exit this week. This effort addressed a ...

With just four days left of a 180-day jail sentence, Justin Kuhns walked away from an inmate work crew in Sparks on Tuesday, according to police. Now Kuhns, who was set to be released on Nov. 11, is ...

The NCCHC Pinnacle Award is the highest honor in correctional healthcare and reflects compliance with NCCHC's national standards for excellence in correctional health care, mental health care and ...

Citing the requirement to notify the families of crime victims of any changes in an offender’s status, District Judge James Wilson granted an emergency petition preventing the Nevada Pardons Board ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and their correctional healthcare partner, NaphCare, Inc., are proud to announce the expansion of the ...

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced nearly everyone to move to virtual settings – including detention facilities. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office recently reached out to College of Liberal ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. — An inmate who had been committed from Washoe County has died at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. Nevada Department of Corrections says 58-year-old Gary ...

Citing the requirement to notify the families of crime victims of any changes in an offender’s status, District Judge James Wilson granted an emergency petition preventing the Nevada pardons board ...