Nevada law sets prison terms for workers who sexually abuse prisoners

The law punishes prison employees, contractors, and volunteers who sexually abuse a prisoner with a category B felony. This applies to workers and volunteers dealing with prisoners in lawful custody or confinement, except people held under parole supervision or residential confinement. Sexual abuse includes listed sexual acts, regardless of the prisoner's consent, but excludes acts done as part of official duties. A greater penalty under another applicable law may apply.

The law makes unauthorized custodial conduct by prison employees, contractors, and volunteers a category C felony. This applies to workers and volunteers dealing with prisoners in lawful custody or confinement, except people held under parole supervision or residential confinement. The listed conduct includes certain sexual contact, requests or threats for such contact, and displaying intimate body parts, regardless of the prisoner's consent. A greater penalty under another applicable law may apply. Conduct done as part of official duties is excluded.

The law defines “intoxicant” for the rule against knowingly furnishing intoxicants to prisoners. The rule covers prisoners in Department of Corrections institutions and other places where the Department's Director authorizes or assigns prisoners. Intoxicants include certain drugs, alcohol, synthetic cannabinoids, and other substances that can cause a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect. The person must lack legal authorization and act knowingly. Knowingly leaving an intoxicant where a prisoner may get it counts as furnishing it. Furnishing an intoxicant is a gross misdemeanor.