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  2. Group home - Wikipedia

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    Originally, the term group home referred to homes of 8 to 16 individuals, which was a state-mandated size during deinstitutionalization. [3] Residential nursing facilities, also included in this article, may be as large as 100 individuals in 2015, which is no longer the case in fields such as intellectual and developmental disabilities. [ 4 ]

  3. Nevada Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    Greg Cox, the director of the Nevada DOC, stated that he anticipated a legal challenge to carrying out the execution there if an execution date is set. [9] In 2012, the department was considering a capital improvement program that would relocate the execution chamber from Nevada State Prison to Ely State Prison. [10]

  4. List of Nevada state prisons - Wikipedia

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    Nevada's death row High Desert State Prison: Clark: Lovelock Correctional Center: Pershing: Nevada State Prison: Carson City: Closed on May 18, 2012 Northern Nevada Correctional Center and Stewart Conservation Camp: Carson City: Northern Nevada Transitional Housing Washoe: Southern Desert Correctional Center: Clark: Southern Nevada Correctional ...

  5. List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. [1]

  6. Northern Nevada Correctional Center - Wikipedia

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    Nevada State Prison (NSP), also in Carson City, which was the only state penitentiary for many decades, underwent expansion in the early 1960s. The result was a second facility in Carson City that would become known as Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC). [4] The correctional center was opened in 1964 with three housing units.

  7. Nevada Division of Child and Family Services - Wikipedia

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    The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is a state agency of Nevada, headquartered on the third floor of the 4126 Technology Way building in Carson City. It operates the state's juvenile detention facilities , child protective services , and address confidentiality program .

  8. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Home rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers must be specifically delegated to it by the state (typically by legislative action) or are generally implicitly allowed unless specifically denied by state-level action.

  9. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Wikipedia

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    The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a state agency of Nevada, headquartered in Suite 100 of the 4126 Technology Way building in Carson City. [1] The agency provides health services and human services.