Prison report released blames small staff for high use of shotguns

A report by the Association of State Correctional Administrators says the Nevada Department of Corrections depends too much on weapons — particularly shotguns loaded with birdshot — to control inmates.And the report released Tuesday says the problem is largely staff, noting Nevada has the nation’s lowest number of custody staff to inmates.“The lack of staff to deter inmates from attacking other inmates or staff and the lack of staff to respond quickly to incidents have pl