Three men in Nevada Department of Corrections custody have died this month at Las Vegas‑area facilities, the agency said, marking another grim stretch for the state’s prison system. The deaths occurred at separate locations, including High Desert State Prison, a hospice facility and University Medical Center, with autopsies requested as coroners review each case. Causes and manners of death have not yet been released while next‑of‑kin are notified and investigations move forward.
Who died, and where
The Nevada Department of Corrections identified the men as Otis Bishop, 24; Fili Fagaima, 61; and Quentin D. Moore, 29.
Bishop was pronounced dead at University Medical Center on June 24. He had been serving four to 15 years at Ely State Prison for attempted lewdness with a child under 14, according to press notices summarized by the Las Vegas Review‑Journal.
Fagaima died June 20 at Nathan Adelson Hospice. He was serving 15 to 45 years for second‑degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon at Southern Desert Correctional Center, the Las Vegas Review‑Journal reported…