Nevada officials investigating prison fundraiser

[July 05, 2010]  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- State prison officials are investigating reports that a fundraiser at the Nevada State Prison featured scantily clad female band members and a motorcycle that was brought into the yard for inmate pictures.

Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Suzanne Pardee says the agency's inspector general's office is interviewing staff to find out what happened during the June 26 barbecue and fundraiser hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America. It was unclear what the event was raising money for, and a message left Sunday at the Vietnam Veterans of America state headquarters wasn't immediately returned.

A copy of the minutes from a Tuesday prison staff meeting referred to the barbecue as a "fiasco." The minutes say the band members wore appropriate attire to enter the prison but later changed.

The Nevada State Prison is a medium security prison and houses about 700 inmates.

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Information from: Nevada Appeal, http://www.nevadaappeal.com/

[Associated Press]

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