9Las Vegas, NV – A man serving time for larceny was allegedly murdered by his cellmate at High Desert State Prison just days before his scheduled release. The victim’s family has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections, claiming officials failed to protect him despite warnings from his cellmate.
Jacob Herman, 35, was reportedly stabbed and strangled by an inmate serving a life sentence for brutal murders. The lawsuit outlines systemic issues such as overcrowding and understaffing at the prison, asserting that these factors contributed to Herman’s death.
The lawsuit reveals that Herman’s cellmate, identified as “King,” had previously threatened him and exhibited a violent history. Despite the warnings, prison officials placed the two men in the same cell block in the

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