Gaps in surveillance video from Las Vegas-area prison at center of former inmate’s excessive use-of-force lawsuit

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former Nevada state prison inmate is suing the Nevada Department of Corrections as he claims officers used excessive force against him and failed to get him immediate medical treatment.

Video obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators shows part of the incident unfold inside Southern Desert Correctional Center, but the footage appears to skip multiple times.

“The guards treat you like crap,” Eric Janisch told the 8 News Now Investigators. “They’re breeding monsters, making you hate.”…

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