Location | Clark County, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 36°30′45″N 115°34′56″W / 36.5125°N 115.5822°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium-maximum |
Capacity | 4,176 |
Population | (%) |
Opened | 1 September 2000 |
Managed by | Nevada Department of Corrections |
Warden | Calvin 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.