High Desert State Prison (Nevada)

For the California prison, see High Desert State Prison (California).
High Desert State Prison
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LocationClark County, Nevada
Coordinates36°30′45″N 115°34′56″W / 36.5125°N 115.5822°W / 36.5125; -115.5822
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-maximum
Capacity4,176
Population(%)
Opened1 September 2000
Managed byNevada Department of Corrections
WardenCalvin Johnson

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.

  1. ^ "High Desert State Prison". Nevada Department of Corrections. Retrieved 27 November 2011.