July 14, 2010
Nevada prison chief seeks furlough exemption
CARSON CITY – The director of the state Department of Corrections is taking steps to hire more officers in the aftermath of a decision by the state Prison Board on Tuesday to delay closure of the aging Nevada State Prison in Carson City.
Director Howard Skolnik said he will ask the state Board of Examiners next month to exempt correctional officers at prisons from an unpaid one-day-a-month furlough.
On Wednesday, he set in motion efforts to hire 50 more officers at the Carson City prison and the prison in Lovelock...
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