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Families, advocates tell prison commissioners of medical neglect and inadequate food after transfers
Summary
Multiple family members and advocacy groups urged the Board of State Prison Commissioners to address alleged medical neglect, missing medications, and inadequate, sometimes unsanitary food in state prisons following recent mass transfers; advocates said hundreds of letters document systemic problems.
At the Board of State Prison Commissioners meeting on Dec. 19, families and advocates pressed board members to address what they described as widespread medical neglect and poor food and sanitation in Nevada prisons following recent inmate transfers.
Lori Beecher Valenzuela, an activist with Return Strong, read a letter saying medical kites go unanswered and that nurses tell incarcerated people they are “just one among 500,” adding that the food is “not fit for human consumption.” Nicole Williams, a Return Strong staff mail coordinator, told the board her organization has triaged 1,134 letters from across the state reporting filthy units, lack of hot water and inadequate medical and mental health…
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