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| Location | 1 Prison Road Jean, Nevada |
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| Status | closed |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Managed by | Nevada Department of Corrections |
Southern Nevada Correctional Center was a medium-security men's prison in Jean, Clark County, Nevada (about 30 miles south of Las Vegas), owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The facility has been closed since 2008.[1]
First opened in 1978, the facility was closed in 2000, then re-opened for two years to house inmates under 25 years of age.[2] As late as 2015, Nevada legislators raised the possibility of reopening it, if only to illustrate a political point.[3]
SNCC should not be confused with the Southern Desert Correctional Center, also run by the state for state inmates, and the Nevada Southern Detention Center, a private prison run by Corrections Corporation of America.
- ^ Ryan, Cy (13 March 2009). "Corrections Department might lease out Jean prison". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Ball, Molly (4 February 2006). "No more room". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Whaley, Sean (5 April 2015). "Nevada 'tough-on-crime' bills could force Jean prison to reopen". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 26 August 2016.