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Northern Nevada Correctional Center
1721 Snyder Avenue
P. O. Box 7000
Carson City, Nevada 89702
Phone: (775) 887-9297

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 Administrative Staff:

James Benedetti, Warden

Adam Watson, Associate Warden for Operations

James Baca, Associate Warden for Programs

 

Historical:

Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) opened in 1964 with three housing units. From that date until 2008, seven additional housing units were added. NNCC is a medium custody facility. NNCC also is the Intake Center for the Northern region. The Regional Medical Facility for the Nevada Department of Corrections is located here. This includes an in-patient medical and mental health unit. In addition, there is the MIC (Medical Intermediate Care) and SCU (Structured Care Unit) units for those inmates whose medical and mental health situations are stable but which require additional staff monitoring. NNCC also has the Regional Warehouse which is the distribution center for the facilities in Carson City and Reno.

Staffing:

NNCC has a total of 373 staff members which includes custody, program, medical and mental health staff as well as support staff.

Capacity:

The total bed capacity at NNCC is 1,619 inmates.

Visiting:

General Population (Units 1,2,3,4,6 & 10):

  • Friday and Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • All general population visitors must sign in prior to 10:15 a.m. for morning visiting.

    • Unit 5 - OASIS Program:

  • Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • All Unit 5 population visitors must sign in prior to 10:15 a.m. for morning visiting.

    • Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC):

  • Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • All SCC inmates must pre-register their visitors at the camp prior to Sunday; visitors must sign in prior to 10:15 a.m.

    • Unit 7B & 7C:

  • Monday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • All 7B & 7C population visitors must sign in prior to 8:00 a.m.

    • Unit 7A (excluding intake):

  • Monday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

    • Unit 8A/8B (Infirmary/Mental Health):

  • Monday 11:00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.
  • All 7A, 8A, & 8B population visitors must sign in prior to 10:45 a.m.

    • Programs: Vocational Training, Educational Opportunities, and Treatment Services

    Current vocational programs are auto mechanics/auto shop, computer and dry cleaning. Educational services are conducted by Carson School District staff and include high school diploma, GED, Literacy programs and English as a Second Language. College courses are available and are provided through Western Nevada Community College. OASIS is a 9 to 12 month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program which contains 170 inmate participants. SSLP (Senior Structured Living Program) is available to those inmates 60 and over and has 120 inmates participating. The New Beginnings program is offered to prepare inmates for reintegration into society. A wide range of self-help and treatment programs are available and are administered by medical, mental health and program staff.

    Prison Industries:

    Vinyl Products and Silver State Industries are the prison industry programs at NNCC. Silver State Industries includes a wood shop, metal shop, paint shop and upholstery. They manufacture a variety of products for governmental agencies and private entities. Vinyl Products is a private company operating inside the facility which manufactures a variety of vinyl materials.