Vickers v. Dzurenda

In this opinion, we consider whether an offender who is willing and able to work but who has not been assigned a job by the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is entitled to labor credits pursuant to NRS 209.4465(2). We also consider whether the change in the ability to apply credits to minimum sentences brought about by the 2007 amendments to NRS 209.4465 violated the Equal Protection Clauses of the United States and Nevada Constitutions. For the reasons discussed below, we answer "no" to both questions.

FACTS

In February 2014, appellant Tracey W. Vickers struck his victim with a cane. He…