Inmate dies at Valley Hospital

Mon, Sep 29, 2014 (6:15 p.m.)

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Jason Risner

An inmate from Clark County died Saturday at Valley Hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Jason Risner, 34, died of a chronic medical condition. He had been hospitalized at Valley since Sept. 11.

Risner was incarcerated on Aug. 27 and was serving a 12- to 30-month sentence for grand larceny.

An autopsy will be conducted.

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