Lovelock Correctional Center
| Location |
1200 Prison Road, Lovelock, NV 89419 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°13′22″N 118°23′18″W / 40.22278°N 118.38833°W 40.221123, -118.389614 |
| Status | Operational every day |
| Population | 1,680 |
| Opened | August 1995 |
| Warden | Quentin Byrne |
| Notable prisoners | |
| O. J. Simpson | |
Lovelock Correctional Center is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Pershing County, Nevada, near Lovelock.[1] It is located approximately 330 miles North-Northwest of Las Vegas, and 275 miles East-Northeast of San Francisco. O.J. Simpson is currently a prisoner at this facility.
History
Lovelock is located in Pershing County and is the seventh major institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections.[1] It was constructed and opened in two phases. The first phase opened in August 1995 with two 168 cell housing units. Each 80-square-foot (7.4 m2) cell has the capacity to house two inmates. Construction on the second phase saw two 168 cell units and two 84 cell units being made available for the institution to a current capacity of a total 1,680 offenders.[1] Its industrial plant, housed in two 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) buildings, makes garments and mattresses.[1]
The facility received wide media coverage in 2008 when former football star O. J. Simpson was sent there after being sentenced to thirty-three years imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years before becoming eligible for parole.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC)". Nevada Department of Corrections. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ Arseniuk, Melissa; Ryan, Cy (December 19, 2008). "O.J. transferred to Lovelock]". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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