{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-212.020","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 212.020","heading":"Inhumanity to prisoners.","body":"1. A jailer or person who is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression to any prisoner under the care or custody of the jailer or person shall be punished:\n(a) Where the prisoner suffers substantial bodily harm from the inhumanity or oppression, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.\n(b) Where no substantial bodily harm results, for a gross misdemeanor.\n2. Whether or not the prisoner suffers substantial bodily harm, any public officer guilty of willful inhumanity is guilty of a malfeasance in office.","path":["TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME","CHAPTER 212 - OFFENSES RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS","ESCAPES AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-212.html#NRS212Sec020","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"3099d66adf47a955b6c9fac4de775873b2e49178fa1e743056d834ef3d8034c5","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-212.010","next":"us-nv/nrs-212.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}