39°06′31″N 119°44′39″W / 39.1087°N 119.7443°W
Location | 1721 Snyder Avenue Carson City, Nevada 89702[1] |
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Coordinates | 39°06′31.32″N 119°44′39.48″W / 39.1087000°N 119.7443000°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium (NNCC)[1] Minimum (SCC)[2] |
Capacity | 1,619 (NNCC)[1] 240 (SCC)[2] |
Population | 1,444 male inmates (NNCC) 9 female inmates (NNCC) 328 male inmates (SCC)[3] (as of September 1, 2010) |
Opened | 1964 (NNCC) 1978 (SCC) |
Managed by | Nevada Department of Corrections |
Warden | Nethanjah Breitenbach |
Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) and Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC) are part of a prison complex located in Carson City. The correctional center was established in 1964 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections.[1] The medium security center housed 1,444 male and 9 female inmates as of September 2010.[3] It is designed with a capacity for 1,619 inmates and employs a staff of 373 as of 2008.[4]
The adjacent Stewart Conservation Camp was opened in 1978 and is designed for 240 minimum security inmates who support the Nevada Division of Forestry with wildfire suppression and conservation efforts.[2] The camp housed 328 male inmates and was budgeted for a total capacity of 350 as of September 2010.[3]