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9-555: First opened in 1978, the facility was closed in 2000, then re-opened for two years to house inmates under 25 years of age. As late as 2015, Nevada legislators raised the possibility of reopening it, if only to illustrate a political point. 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 ,

18-435: A central rotunda with two tiers of cells. The cells are fitted for two people with a bunk bed, sink and toilet. There are no bars. Each cell has a door with a small window in it. There are no shrubs, trees, or grass inside the compound, which is double fenced. The interior fence, a heavy-duty chain-link fence, is approximately 20 feet tall, curves inward near the top, and is topped with a roll of razor wire. The outside fence

27-520: A private prison run by Corrections Corporation of America . The original 1978 facility housed prisoners sentenced for DUI or similar crimes. Later a psychiatric center was established in Desert Hall, which housed a medium security psychological treatment facility for inmates deemed to be too impaired to live among the general population. In the 1980s the prison contained mostly sex offenders, offenders who had been on protective custody in other prisons in

36-733: Is a state prison for men located in Indian Springs , Clark County, Nevada , owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections . 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

45-420: Is also a heavy-duty chain-link fence. It is taller than the interior fence, also curves inward near its top, and it is equipped with two rolls of razor-wire along its top. Another roll of razor wire is attached along the bottom of the exterior fence, making even an approach to the fence difficult, if not impossible. Instead of grass, shrubs, and trees, the compound inside the double fence contains raked gravel which

54-519: Is tan in color. Sidewalks, which are identified by an alphanumeric code at their heads, lead to the modules and the cafeteria. At the south end of the compound is the gym, and the north end contains the chapel, school and administrative building and visiting center.(Ref. - former inmate 1984–1991) 35°46′28″N 115°18′46″W  /  35.77444°N 115.31278°W  / 35.77444; -115.31278 Southern Desert Correctional Center Southern Desert Correctional Center ( SDCC )

63-676: The United States Marshals Service . Southern Desert Correctional Center opened in February 1982 with seven 102-cell housing units, one of which housed federal prisoners until the NDOC took it over in 1987. A new 200-cell housing unit opened in 1989, and two 240-bed dormitory-style housing units were added in March 2008, bringing the population capacity from 714 in 1982 to its present capacity of 2,149. On September 23, 2022, an inmate escaped from

72-417: The facility. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, one of the perpetrators of the 2007 Luxor bombing , used battery acid to weaken the window of his cell and created a dummy, possibly of cardboard, to fool the guards after exiting through it. His absence was not noticed for several days. Officers only found out he was missing after other inmates informed them of his absence. Duarte-Herrera was recaptured on September 28 at

81-428: The state and "lifers" who had been in custody for many years with no problems. In 2006 the center installed the first in the nation electronic tracking system for all prisoners. The cell blocks are situated alongside the left, right, and rear sides of a central campus and, from the outside, resemble condominiums or apartments constructed in free-standing modules. Each housing unit consists of two "wings". Each wing has

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