2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention
NRS 211.116 - Duties of governing body of city.
The governing body of a city:
1. Shall take all necessary precautions against escape from the city jail and sickness, infection, suicide and death in the city jail.
2. Shall review all available information concerning deaths of prisoners in the city jail, including, without limitation, information received from the person appointed to administer the city jail pursuant to NRS 211.117. At least twice each year, the governing body shall include as an item on the agenda of a public meeting of the governing body consideration of the conditions of the city jail and the number of deaths of prisoners in the city jail and the known circumstances surrounding any such deaths, including, without limitation, basic demographics and information submitted pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242, during the immediately preceding 6 months.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2196)
