Will Nevada taxpayers be on the hook for $100 million in back pay

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A corrections officer stands near the entrance to Ely State Prison, near Ely, Nev. John Locher / AP

(Noell Evans) – Nevada corrections officers have been fighting for what they say is back-pay owed to them. Now, a federal judge has indicated that the officers should be compensated as well.

A federal judge has ruled that the state could be liable for $100 million as part of a lawsuit filed against the state of Nevada and the Nevada Department of Corrections by corrections officers from across the Silver State.