LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A settlement for an undisclosed amount has been reached between the mother of an inmate who died inside a Nevada state prison and the Nevada Attorney General's office, which represents the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Annette Walker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the department, management, correctional officers and the Clark County Coroner's office in April 2024.

Christian Walker, 44, was found unresponsive inside a cell at High Desert State Prison on April 15, 2023. Officers used force against Walker two days before his death, according to records.

Annette Walker alleged her son was beaten to death by officers and that there is a cover-up surrounding his death.

"The settlement needs to be officially approved at a meeting of the Board of Examiners," ac

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