Southern Nevada Correctional Center
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Southern Nevada Correctional Center is a medium-security prison in southern Nevada in the United States owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. Located approximately 30 miles south of Las Vegas, off Interstate 15, in Jean, the correctional facility houses over 500 inmates. A small contingent of the prison population consists of women.
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[edit] History
Built during the 1970's, the facility originally housed prisoners who were serving sentences that resulted from their having been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.[citation needed]
In 2006 the center installed the first in the nation electronic tracking system for all prisoners.[1]
[edit] Description
The cell blocks are situated alongside the left, right, and rear sides of a central campus and, from the outside, resemble condominiums or apartments constructed in free-standing modules. There are no shrubs, trees, or grass inside the compound, which is double fenced. The interior fence, a heavy-duty chain-link fence, is approximately 20 feet tall, curves inward near the top, and is topped with a roll of razor-wire. The outside fence is also a heavy-duty chain-link fence. It is taller than the interior fence, also curves inward near its top, and is equipped with not one, but two, rolls of razor-wire along its top. Another roll of razor-wire is attached along the bottom of the exterior fence, making even an approach to the fence difficult, if not impossible. Instead of grass, shrubs, and trees, the compound inside the double fence contains raked gravel which is tan in color.
Sidewalks, which are identified by an alphanumeric code at their heads, lead to the modules and the cafeteria.
[edit] Entrances
Visitors enter the prison through one entrance, after having their personal possessions inspected and stepping through a metal detector. Staff and others, such as chaplains and instructors, enter the facility through another entrance. Doors are locked and a corrections officer must unlock the doors by pressing a switch in order to admit guests or personnel. Their personal belongings are also inspected, and, like visitors, they must step through a metal detector. They are allowed to bring only their driver's license and car keys inside the facility. These articles are exchanged for a visitor's badge that must be worn inside the prison at all times. A corrections officer or a guard escorts temporary staff members and remains in the chapel or classroom at all times during religious services or academic instruction. The entire facility is under constant video surveillance.
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