LAS VEGAS -- Difficult-to-detect synthetic drugs smuggled into Nevada’s prison system through ink on mailed correspondence has caused a substantial increase of overdoses among the inmate population, according to the state’s prisons chief.

At least 127 inmates have been hospitalized with suspected overdoses this year, compared with 59 for the entirety of 2024, Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda said at an Oct. 16 Interim Finance Committee meeting. ×

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