Posts Tagged ‘Nevada’
Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center Celebrates First Graduating Class
In 2017 a prison education pilot program was launched at the Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center in Las Vegas. In 2018, the Center celebrated its first graduating class. One graduate who gave a speech at the ceremony said something very poignant about her new view of the world: “When I go out there, I don’t…
Read MoreAfter 21-Year Imprisonment, Wrongfully Convicted Nevada Man Pardoned
Fred Steese spent 21 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit. He was granted an Order of Actual Innocence in 2012, but was released from prison only upon entering an Alford plea—not admitting guilt but acknowledging that there is sufficient evidence to prove the charges. After entering the plea demanded by…
Read MoreNevada Supreme Court: Mistrial Due to Egregious and Improper Conduct by Prosecutor Bars Retrial
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on September 14, 2017 that double jeopardy bars retrial of a criminal defendant when a prosecutor intentionally engages in egregious and improper conduct that causes prejudice to the defendant which cannot be cured by means short of a mistrial. The case before the Court involved the prosecution of Lacy L.…
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