July 15, 2021, 11:47am Clark County News
The Clark County Jail will pay a $25,000 settlement to a deaf woman who sued for discrimination after she was not given services or auxiliary aids, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, while in custody at the jail for two days in December 2019, according to the U.S.… Read story
June 3, 2021, 5:47pm Clark County News
An inmate at the Clark County Jail died Thursday after he apparently attempted suicide, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story
November 13, 2020, 1:42pm Clark County News
A dozen inmates housed at the Clark County Jail tested positive for COVID-19 within the last week, according to a weekly report the jail sends to the state. Read story
November 12, 2020, 12:47pm Clark County News
Seven cases of COVID-19 were confirmed this week among the Clark County Jail’s inmate population. Read story
August 28, 2020, 5:29pm Clark County News
The Clark County Jail’s inmate population has been recently steadily increasing, prompting Sheriff Chuck Atkins to request a group of law enforcement officials to reconvene and, once again, determine how to reduce the numbers amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Read story
April 7, 2020, 4:10pm Clark County News
The jail was informed about the positive test Tuesday, according to a Clark County Sheriff’s Office news release. The inmate was released Monday. Read story
March 25, 2020, 6:48pm Clark County Health Free
Criminal justice officials met last week to discuss ways to reduce the Clark County Jail population in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Friday, there were nearly 200 fewer inmates in the facility. Read story
October 23, 2019, 11:05am Clark County News
A 63-year-old Clark County Jail inmate died at a hospital Tuesday. Read story
August 7, 2019, 9:19pm Clark County News
After meeting for 18 months, a commission formed to evaluate Clark County’s options for its antiquated jail approved its final report Wednesday afternoon. While the document answers key questions, it stops short of laying out a clear course of action for the county. Read story
