This is a list of
state prisons in
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
operated by the
Nevada Department of Corrections
The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located on the property of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City.
History
In 1862, the first prison in Nevada was cre ...
. There are no
federal prisons
A federal prison is operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government as opposed to a state or provincial body. Federal prisons are used for convicts who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), inmates considered dangerous (Brazil), or those se ...
in Nevada and this list does not include county jails located in the state of Nevada.
Institutions
* Casa Grande Transitional Housing
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Ely State Prison
Ely State Prison (ESP) is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada, about north of Ely. The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. the prison has a staff of ...
- Nevada's death row
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High Desert State Prison
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Lovelock Correctional Center
Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Pershing County, Nevada, United States, near Lovelock.
History
Lovelock is in Pershing County and is the seventh major institution of the Nevada D ...
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Nevada State Prison
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 operatin ...
(closed)
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* Northern Nevada Transitional Housing
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Southern Desert Correctional Center
Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) is a state prison for men located in Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada, owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The capacity is 2149 inmates. Most are medium security.
This fac ...
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Southern Nevada Correctional Center
Southern Nevada Correctional Center was a medium-security men's prison in Jean, Clark County, Nevada (about 30 miles south of Las Vegas), owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The facility has been closed since 2008.
First ...
(closed)
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Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center
The Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center (FMWCC, originally the Southern Nevada Women's Correctional Facility) is a state prison for women in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. All custody levels (minimum, medium and maximum) are hous ...
(previously Southern Nevada Women's Correctional Facility)
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Warm Springs Correctional Center
Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in Carson City, Nevada, United States.
History
Warm Springs is in Carson City and is the smallest of the seven major institutions of the Nevada Department of ...
References
External links
Nevada Department of Corrections
{{Nevada
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
Prisons
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...