Location | 20825 Cold Creek Road Indian Springs, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 36°30′54″N 115°33′20″W / 36.51500°N 115.55556°W |
Status | Open |
Security class | Medium |
Capacity | 2149 |
Opened | 1982 |
Managed by | Nevada Department of Corrections |
Warden | Gabriela Najera |
Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) is a state prison for men located in Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada, owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections.[1] The capacity is 2149 inmates. Most are medium security.
This facility should not be confused with the Southern Nevada Correctional Center, a state facility at Jean that closed in 2008, or the Nevada Southern Detention Center, a private prison at Pahrump run by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the United States Marshals Service.