Inmate dies at Carson City prison

Published Fri, Jan 8, 2016 (9:56 a.m.)

Updated Fri, Jan 8, 2016 (10:18 a.m.)

An inmate died early this morning at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Sherwood Jordan, 67, was reported dead about 5 a.m.

He was committed from Clark County on Aug. 18, 2004, and was serving a life sentence with possibility of parole for lewdness with a minor and sexual assault with a victim under 16 years old, authorities said.

An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death, officials said.

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