An inmate was stabbed to death last Thursday at High Desert State Prison, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the man’s mother. Hawk Urban, 27, who had been imprisoned on multiple battery charges, and his cellmate had an altercation, according to department spokesperson Teri Vance.

They had also been housed together at Ely State Prison for 258 days without prior incidents. The suspect has not been identified.

Urban’s mother, Selma Belle, said her son was incarcerated at Ely State Prison, then moved to High Desert sometime around October. The Department of Corrections recently swapped almost 2,000 inmates between the two institutions in the wake of an increase ...