Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Inmate at Northern Nevada prison dies of chronic medical condition

An inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center has died, officials announced today.

Jerome Urban, 56, had a chronic medical condition and reportedly died at the prison’s Regional Medical Facility.

According to the state Department of Corrections, Urban had been in prison since July 2006 serving 10 years to life for sexual assault.

Officials did not specify what medical condition Urban suffered from; an autopsy was requested.

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