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Nevada correctional populations of Census 2020 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
Carlin Conservation Camp 127 State 124 Suzie Creek Road Carlin 89822 Elko 6/30/2012
Carson City Sheriffs Det. Ctr. 178 Local 12/31/2013
Casa Grande Transitional Housing 257 State 3955 W Russell Road Las Vegas 89118 Clark 6/30/2012
Churchill Co. Jail 44 Local 12/31/2013
Clark County Detention Center 3,832 Local 12/31/2013
Douglas Co. Jail - Lake 1 Local 12/31/2013
Douglas Co. Jail - Valley 63 Local 12/31/2013
Eastern Nevada Law Enforcement Adult Detention Facility 11 Indian Country 6/30/2016
Elko Co. Jail 120 Local 12/31/2013
Ely Conservation Camp 123 State Horse & Cattle Camp Road Ely 89301 White Pine 6/30/2012
Ely State Prison 1,030 State 4569 North State Rt. 490 Ely 89301 White Pine 6/30/2012
Esmeralda Co. Jail 20 Local 12/31/2013
Eureka Co. Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Florence MCClure Women's Correctional Center 755 State 4370 Smiley Road North Las Vegas 89115 Clark 6/30/2012
Henderson Det. Ctr. 470 Local 12/31/2013
High Desert State Prison 3,145 State 22010 Cold Creek Road Indian Springs 89070 6/30/2012
Humboldt Conservation Camp 113 State 8105 Conversation Road Winnemucca 89446 6/30/2012
Humboldt County Detention Center 53 Local 12/31/2013
Jean Conservation Camp 160 State 3 Prison Road Jean 89019 Clark 6/30/2012
Lander Co. Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
Las Vegas Community Correctional Center - Geo Group 100 Private 2901 Industrial Road Las Vegas 89109 Clark 6/30/2012
Las Vegas Det. Ctr. 663 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Co. Det. Ctr. 96 Local 12/31/2013
Lovelock Correctional Center 1,643 State 1200 Prison Road Lovelock 89419 Pershing 6/30/2012
Lyon Co. Jail 71 Local 12/31/2013
Mineral Co. Det. Fac. 21 Local 12/31/2013
Northern Nevada Correctional Center 1,466 State 1721 E Snyder Ave Carson City 89701 Carson City 6/30/2012
Northern Nevada Restitution Center 96 State 2595 E 2Nd Street Reno 89502 Washoe 6/30/2012
Pahrump Detention Center 123 Local 12/31/2013
Pioche Conservation Camp 169 State 1 Hardtimes Road Pioche 89043 Lincoln 6/30/2012
Southern Desert Correctional Center 2,034 State 20825 Cold Creek Road Indian Springs 89070 6/30/2012
Stewart Conservation Camp 353 State 1721 E Snyder Ave Carson City 89702 Carson City 6/30/2012
Storey Co. Jail 7 Local 12/31/2013
Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp 182 State 20825 Cold Creek Road Indian Springs 89070 6/30/2012
Three Lakes Vally Boot Camp 58 State 20825 Cold Creek Road Indian Springs 89070 6/30/2012
Tonopah Conservation Camp 134 State 100 Conversation Road Tonopah 89049 Nye 6/30/2012
Tonopah Detention Facility 25 Local 12/31/2013
Warm Springs Correctional Center 542 State 3301 E 5Th Street Carson City 89701 Carson City 6/30/2012
Washoe County Detention Center 1,080 Local 12/31/2013
Wells Conservation Camp 137 State Hc 67-50 Wells 89835 Elko 6/30/2012
White Pine Co. Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

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 April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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