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Northern Nevada inmate dies after medical episode

A Nevada inmate died over the weekend in what prison officials called a “medical episode.”

Kirt Robinson, 57, died on Saturday at the medical center in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. Prison officials released no details about his death.

Robinson was serving 2 to 6 years for driving under the influence. He had been in Nevada’s corrections system since 2005.

The Carson City coroner’s office will conduct a full autopsy.

Contact reporter Annalise Little at alittle@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391. Find her on Twitter: @annalisemlittle.

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