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Prisons in Nevada: Nevada Department of Corrections, Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison

Prisons in Nevada: Nevada Department of Corrections, Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison


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Chapters: Nevada Department of Corrections, Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison, Southern Nevada Correctional Center, Federal Prison Camp, Nellis, Lovelock Correctional Center, Nevada State Prison, Ely State Prison, List of Nevada state prisons, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located in Building 17 in the Stewart Facility in Carson City. In 1862, the first prison in Nevada was created by the Territorial Legislature. The Legislature leased the property of the Warm Springs Hotel, just east of Carson City, for use as a Prison. This property was owned by Abraham Curry, who operated the Warm Springs Hotel on the property, which was also the meeting place of the Territorial Legislature. This prison is located on what is now Fifth Street in Carson. Curry became the first Warden of the Prison. A quarry on the site of the Prison was used for stone for the State Capitol and other public buildings. It also provided materials for the construction of the Prison and was the major work activity for inmates for many years. In 1864, the Territorial Legislature purchased the site of the Prison from Curry and an additional 20 acres (8.1 ha) for $80,000. Nevada became a State in October of that year, and the new constitution provided that the Lieutenant Governor of the State also served as the Warden of the Prison. The Governor, Secretary of State, and the Attorney General were named as the Board of Prison Commissioners, an arrangement that continues today. In May 1870, a substantial portion of the prison burned and construction of new facilities began immediately, using the native stone and inmate labor....More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=119808


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157264583
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 64 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157264581
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Nevada Department of Corrections, Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison
  • Width: 229 mm


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