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Nevada prison system facing $53M budget hole as overtime costs spiral - The Nevada Independent

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The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) has a roughly $53 million budget shortfall amid spiraling overtime payouts, a revelation that frustrated legislative Democrats so close to the end of the budget year. The budget hole means that the Legislature will now have to come up with enough money to fix the shortfall in just three months, before the next fiscal year begins on July 1. It won’t be a permanent fix, as the agency expects high overtim…

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Prison guard musical chairs incurs $60 million in overtime, $50 million shortfall • Nevada Current

Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda. (Legislative stream screengrab)The Nevada Department of Corrections is racking up $60 million in overtime a year because of the need to shift correction officers from one post to another to address staffing shortages, resulting in a $50 million dollar budgeting shortfall that took lawmakers by surprise during a hearing Thursday of the Interim Finance Committee.  NDOC Director James Dzuren…

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Nevada prison system facing $53M budget hole as overtime costs spiral - The Nevada Independent

The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) has a roughly $53 million budget shortfall amid spiraling overtime payouts, a revelation that frustrated legislative Democrats so close to the end of the budget year. The budget hole means that the Legislature will now have to come up with enough money to fix the shortfall in just three months, before the next fiscal year begins on July 1. It won’t be a permanent fix, as the agency expects high overtim…

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Nevada Independent broke the news in on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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