Lovelock Correctional Center

Lovelock Correctional Center
Location

1200 Prison Road, Lovelock, NV 89419

Pershing County
Status Operational
Population 1680
Opened August 1995
Warden Robert LeGrand
Notable prisoners
O. J. Simpson

Lovelock Correctional Center is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Pershing County, Nevada, near Lovelock.[1]

History

Lovelock is located in Pershing County and is the seventh major institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections.[2] It was constructed and opened in two phases. The first phase opened in August 1995 with two 168 cell housing units. Each 80-square-foot (7.4 m2) cell has the capacity to house two inmates. Construction on the second phase saw two 168 cell units and two 84 cell units being made for the institution to a current capacity of a total 1680 offenders.[2] The facility received worldwide media coverage in 2008 when former football star O. J. Simpson was sent there after being sentenced to 33 years imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years before parole eligibility.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Lovelock Correctional Center." Nevada Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
  2. ^ a b NDOC: Lovelock Correctional Center
  3. ^ Friess, Steve (December 5, 2008). "Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html. Retrieved December 5, 2008. 
  4. ^ http://www.rgj.com/article/20081219/NEWS18/81219031
  5. ^ Arseniuk, Melissa and Cy Ryan. "O.J. transferred to Lovelock." Las Vegas Sun. Friday December 19, 2008. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.

External links

Ely State Prison · High Desert State Prison · Lovelock Correctional Center · Nevada State Prison · Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center · Northern Nevada Correctional Center and Stewart Conservation Camp · Northern Nevada Restitution Center · Southern Desert Correctional Center · Southern Nevada Correctional Center · Warm Springs Correctional Center