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Early Release Debacle Prompts Nevada Prison Director’s Resignation

Loaded on April 15, 2007 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News April, 2007, page 22
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Work, Prison Labor, Good Time, Wrongful Release. Location: Nevada.
Early Release Debacle Prompts Nevada Prison Director's Resignation

by Matthew T. Clarke

Jackie Crawford, director of the Nevada state prison system since May 2000, announced her resignation from the $116,000-a-year position on September 15, 2005. The announcement cited health issues -- a worsening back problem -- as the reason for ...

 

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