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This is a list of state prisons in Nevada operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The only federal prison in Nevada is Federal Prison Camp, Nellis , closed in 2005. This list does not include county jails located in the state of Nevada.
This Nevada State Prison remained the only state correctional facility in Nevada for many decades. Both men and women were housed in the facility, in separate areas. Expansion of the Prison began in the early 1960s with the construction of a second facility on Carson City, which became the Northern Nevada correctional Center.
High Desert State Prison is a state prison in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, near Indian Springs, northwest of Las Vegas. It is the largest institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections and the newest, having opened on September 1, 2000. [1] It has a capacity of 4,176.
This is a list of lists of U.S. state prisons (2010) (not including federal prisons or county jails in the United States or prisons in U.S. territories): US State Prisons Per State Alabama
The deadly melee broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Ely State Prison in a rural mining town some 250 miles (400 km) north of Las Vegas. Nevada prison fight leaves three inmates dead, nine ...
Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) and Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC) are part of a prison complex located in Carson City. The correctional center was established in 1964 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. [1] The medium security center housed 1,444 male and 9 female inmates as of September 2010. [3]
Neven, the High Desert warden, has been serving as acting deputy director of operations for the entire Nevada prison system since October. Meanwhile, the state legislature has approved the hiring of 100 more correctional officers for facilities throughout the state—an increase that falls far short of the 499 staffers recommended by ASCA.
Nevada State Prison (NSP) was a penitentiary located in Carson City. The prison was in continuous operation since its establishment in 1862 and was managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. It was one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States. [1] The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011. [2]