Questions surround rollout of tablets in Nevada prisons

By: Michael Lyle

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 16, 2026

Words: 987

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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State lawmakers and justice reform groups are questioning the associated costs and services available on tablets offered to those incarcerated at correction facilities.

Assembly Bill 35, passed nearly unanimously during the 2023 legislative session, authorized those incarcerated within Nevada Department of Corrections facilities to have telecommunications such as tablets.

Proponents of the bill said access would enable people in state prisons the ability to stay in contact with family members, access …

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