High Desert State Prison (Nevada)

For the California prison, see High Desert State Prison (California).

High Desert State Prison
Interactive map of High Desert State Prison
LocationClark County, Nevada
Coordinates36°30′45″N 115°34′56″W / 36.5125°N 115.5822°W / 36.5125; -115.5822
StatusOperational
Security classMedium-Maximum (Death Row)
Capacity4,176
Population(%)
Opened1 September 2000
Managed byNevada Department of Corrections
WardenJeremy Bean

High Desert State Prison is a maximum security state prison in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, near Indian Springs, northwest of Las Vegas. It is the largest institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections and the newest, having opened on September 1, 2000. Since September 2024, the men's death row is located here. It has a capacity of 4,176.

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