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Nevada correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Bannum Place Of Reno 15 Private 245 Gentry Way Reno 89502 Washoe County 12/30/2005
Carlin Conservation Camp 126 State P.O. Box 1490 Carlin 89822-1490 Elko County 12/30/2005
Carson City Jail 165 Local 897 E. Musser St. Carson City 89701 3/31/2006
Casa Grande Transitional Housing 127 State 3955 W Russell Road Las Vegas 89113 Clark County 12/30/2005
Churchill County Jail 44 Local 73 North Main Street Fallon 89406 3/31/2006
Clark County Detention Center 3,425 Local 330 South Casino Center Blvd. Las Vegas 89101-6199 3/31/2006
Cornell Corrections 80 Private 2901 Industrial Road Las Vegas 89109 Clark County 12/30/2005
Douglas County Jail 85 Local 1625 8th Street Minden 89423 3/31/2006
Elko County Jail 106 Local Courthouse Elko 89801 3/31/2006
Ely Conservation Camp 142 State Hc 10 Box 10813 Ely 89301-9610 White Pine County 12/30/2005
Ely State Prison 1,082 State P.O. Box 1989 Ely 89301 White Pine County 12/30/2005
Esmeralda County Jail 6 Local P.O. Box 520 Goldfield 89013 3/31/2006
Eureka County Jail 5 Local P.O. Box 736 Eureka 89316 3/31/2006
Henderson Detention Center 217 Local 243 S. Water St. Henderson 89015 3/31/2006
High Desert State Prison 2,404 State P.O. Box 650 Indian Springs 89070-0650 12/30/2005
Humboldt Conservation Camp 135 State P.O. Box 1069 Winnemucca 89446 Humboldt County 12/30/2005
Humboldt County Jail 67 Local 801 East Fairgrounds Road Winnemucca 89445 3/31/2006
Indian Springs, Conservation Camp/Boot Camp 213 State P.O. Box 208 Indian Springs 89070-0010 Clark County 12/30/2005
Jean Conservation Camp 266 State P.O. Box 19859 Jean 89019-1859 Clark County 12/30/2005
Lander County Jail 20 Local P.O. Box 1625 Battle Mountain 89820 3/31/2006
Las Vegas City Detention Center 90 Local 3300 Stewart Ave. Las Vegas 89101 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Detention Center 7 Local P.O. Box 570 Pioche 89043 3/31/2006
Lovelock Correctional Center 1,529 State P.O. Box 359 Lovelock 89419 Pershing County 12/30/2005
Lyon County Jail 70 Local 30 Nevin Way Yerington 89447 3/31/2006
Mineral County Detention Facility 26 Local P.O. Box 2290 Hawthorne 89415 3/31/2006
Nevada State Prison 870 State P.O. Box 607 Carson City 89702 Carson City 12/30/2005
North Las Vegas Detention Correction Ctr 784 Local 2222 Constitution Way North Las Vegas 89030 3/31/2006
Northern Nv Correctional Center 1,273 State P.O. Box 7000 Carson City 89702 Carson City 12/30/2005
Northern Nv Restitution Center 71 State 2595 E 2nd Street Reno 89502 Washoe County 12/30/2005
Nye County 88 Local P.O. Box 831 Tonopah 89049 3/31/2006
Pershing County Jail 10 Local 395 9th St Lovelock 89419 3/31/2006
Pioche Conservation Camp 175 State P.O. Box 509 Pioche 89043-0509 Lincoln County 12/30/2005
Silver Springs Conservation Camp 105 State 4950 Shirlee Avenue Silver Springs 89429-0810 Lyon County 12/30/2005
Southern Desert Correctional Center 1,592 State P.O. Box 208 Indian Springs 89071-0208 Clark County 12/30/2005
Stewart Conservation Camp 231 State P.O. Box 5005 Carson City 89702 Carson City 12/30/2005
Storey County Jail 1 Local 911 Highway 341 Virginia City 89440 3/31/2006
Tonopah Conservation Camp 141 State P.O. Box 8045 Tonopah 89049 Nye County 12/30/2005
Warm Springs Correctional Center 457 State P.O. Box 7007 Carson City 89702 Carson City 12/30/2005
Washoe County Detention Center 1,113 Local 911 Parr Boulevard Reno 89512 3/31/2006
Wells Conservation Camp 134 State Hc 67 - 50 Wells 89835 Elko County 12/30/2005
White Pine County Jail 17 Local 1785 Great Basin Blvd Ely 89301 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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