Nevada State Prison
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Nevada State Prison is a penitentiary located in Carson City
. The prison has been in continuous operation since it was established in 1862 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections
. It is one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States. The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011. It was designed to hold 841 inmates and employs a staff of 211.
In the early 20th century, the prison became the sole designated facility for executions
by the state of Nevada
. It carried out the first death sentence by gas chamber
in the United States with the execution of Gee Jon
on February 8, 1924. The prison is presently being considered for closure as the state of Nevada faces a budgetary crisis.
The prison was established in 1862 by the Nevada Territorial Legislature
at the site of the Warm Springs Hotel, located east of Carson City
in Nevada Territory
. The legislature had been leasing the hotel from Abraham Curry
and using the prison quarry
to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol
. In 1864, the territorial legislature acquired the hotel along with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the prison. In October of that year, Nevada
became a state and the newly written constitution established that the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
also functioned as the ex-officio warden of the prison. The Governor, Secretary of State
, and Attorney General comprise the board of prison commissioners.
In 1867, a fire destroyed the original building. In 1870, a major portion of the prison burned down and was rebuilt with inmate labor and stone from the on-site quarry.
On September 17, 1871, lieutenant governor and warden Frank Denver was seriously injured in a prison break that involved 27 inmates. In 1872, Denver refused to concede the prison to Pressly C. Hyman, who had been appointed the new warden under legislation that repealed that responsibility from the lieutenant governor. Governor Lewis R. Bradley
sent troops in March 1873 to force Denver to surrender.
With the legalization of gaming in Nevada, the prison allowed inmates to gamble in a "bull pen" casino that was set up in 1932, but was closed in 1967.
The prison was expanded in 1964 by the Northern Nevada Correctional Center
. The Nevada State Prison operated as a maximum security
facility until 1989, when Ely State Prison
was opened to fulfill that function.
. It became the state-designated facility for all hangings in 1903. In response to Mormon
preferences, the Nevada State Legislature passed a statute in 1910 that became effective in January 1911, allowing condemned prisoners to choose between execution by shooting
or hanging.
On May 14, 1913, Andriza Mircovich
became the first and only inmate in Nevada to be executed by shooting
. After warden George W. Cowing was unable to find five men to form a firing squad
, a shooting machine was built to carry out Mircovich's execution. When the device arrived at the prison, Cowing no longer wanted to have any part of the execution and resigned. Former governor Denver S. Dickerson
, who had worked to reform the state prison system, was appointed the new warden.
In 1921, a bill authorizing the use of lethal gas had passed the Nevada State Legislature. Condemned murderer Gee Jon
of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society became the first person to be executed by this method in the United States. Warden Dickerson sent his assistant Tom Pickett from Carson City to Los Angeles, California
to personally pick up 20 pounds of lethal gas, which was contained in a mobile fumigating unit at a cost of $700. Four guards did not want to participate in the process and resigned. Prison officials first attempted to pump poison gas directly into Gee's cell while he was sleeping, but without success because the gas leaked from the cell. A makeshift gas chamber
was set up at the butcher shop of the prison. Gee was strapped onto a chair in the chamber which was eleven feet long, ten feet wide, and eight feet high. A small window next to the wooden chair allowed witnesses to look inside. Attendees included news reporters, public health officials and representatives of the U.S. Army
. On the morning of February 8, 1924, the pump sprayed four pounds of hydrocyanic acid into the chamber. Because an electric heater failed, the chamber was 52 degrees fahrenheit
instead of the ideal 75 degrees, causing some of the acid to form a puddle on the floor. Gee's head appeared to nod up and down for six minutes before succumbing to the gas. The prison staff waited three hours for the remaining puddle of hydrocyanic acid to evaporate before cleaning up the chamber. Warden Dickerson reported to Nevada governor James G. Scrugham
and the legislature his opinion that the use of lethal gas was impractical and that he thought execution by firing squad
was still the best method of execution. Expenditures for Gee's execution totaled about $1,000, but the operating cost of the gas chamber plummeted to about 90 cents per use by 1937. Dickerson remained warden of Nevada State Prison until his death on November 28, 1925.
On October 22, 1979, convicted murderer Jesse Bishop
became the first person to be executed at the prison after the state legislature reinstated the death penalty, following the lifting of a national moratorium
on capital punishment. Bishop is also the last prisoner to be executed by lethal gas by the state. On December 6, 1985, serial killer
Carroll Cole
became the first inmate to be executed in Nevada by lethal injection
. Executions continue to be carried out in the gas chamber, but on a gurney designed for lethal injection.
Nevada State Prison employs and provides vocational training for inmates in its factories, which produce mattresses and license plates. The prison has manufactured all Nevada vehicle registration plate
s since 1928. The prison industries also include a bookbindery and print shop. Minimum security inmates are eligible for forklift training.
Inmates are offered the opportunity to earn a GED or take collegiate courses through Western Nevada College
.
director Howard Skolnik notified employees that the prison may be closed while the state faced a $880 million deficit. Prison officials recommended moving the inmates to other facilities in the state prison system and converting the site into a tourist attraction or training center. The prison is scheduled to close in March 2012.
Carson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
. The prison has been in continuous operation since it was established in 1862 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections
Nevada Department of Corrections
The Nevada Department of Corrections 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.-History:...
. It is one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States. The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011. It was designed to hold 841 inmates and employs a staff of 211.
In the early 20th century, the prison became the sole designated facility for executions
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
by the state of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It carried out the first death sentence by gas chamber
Gas chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...
in the United States with the execution of Gee Jon
Gee Jon
Gee Jon was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas. A member of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society from San Francisco, California, Gee was sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly member from another gang in Nevada...
on February 8, 1924. The prison is presently being considered for closure as the state of Nevada faces a budgetary crisis.
Background
Nevada Territorial Legislature
The Nevada Territorial Legislature was established in 1861 after the establishment of the Territory of Nevada.- History :The first Legislature passed a bill entitled An Act to Prohibit Gambling....
at the site of the Warm Springs Hotel, located east of Carson City
Carson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
in Nevada Territory
Nevada Territory
The Territory of Nevada was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada....
. The legislature had been leasing the hotel from Abraham Curry
Abraham Curry
Abraham Van Santvoord Curry is considered the founding father of Carson City, Nevada. A native of the state of New York, he traveled to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush and settled in Nevada's Eagle Valley, where Carson City was established.Curry served as an assemblyman of the...
and using the prison quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol
Nevada State Capitol
The Nevada State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located in the state capital of Carson City at 101 North Carson Street. The building was constructed in the Neoclassical Italianate style between 1869 and 1871. It is listed in the National Register of Historic...
. In 1864, the territorial legislature acquired the hotel along with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the prison. In October of that year, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
became a state and the newly written constitution established that the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is based in Carson City, Nevada and elected for 4 year terms. The 33rd and current Lt. Governor for the 2007-2011 term is Brian Krolicki....
also functioned as the ex-officio warden of the prison. The Governor, Secretary of State
Nevada Attorney General
The Nevada Attorney General is the top legal officer for the state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of...
, and Attorney General comprise the board of prison commissioners.
In 1867, a fire destroyed the original building. In 1870, a major portion of the prison burned down and was rebuilt with inmate labor and stone from the on-site quarry.
On September 17, 1871, lieutenant governor and warden Frank Denver was seriously injured in a prison break that involved 27 inmates. In 1872, Denver refused to concede the prison to Pressly C. Hyman, who had been appointed the new warden under legislation that repealed that responsibility from the lieutenant governor. Governor Lewis R. Bradley
Lewis R. Bradley
Lewis Rice "Broadhorns" Bradley was an American politician. He was the 2nd Governor of Nevada in the United States from 1871 to 1879. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
sent troops in March 1873 to force Denver to surrender.
With the legalization of gaming in Nevada, the prison allowed inmates to gamble in a "bull pen" casino that was set up in 1932, but was closed in 1967.
The prison was expanded in 1964 by the Northern Nevada Correctional Center
Northern Nevada Correctional Center
Northern Nevada Correctional Center and Stewart Conservation Camp are part of a prison complex located in Carson City. The correctional center was established in 1964 and is managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The medium security center housed 1,444 male and 9 female inmates as of...
. The Nevada State Prison operated as a maximum security
Maximum security prison
Maximum security prison and Supermax are grades of high security level used by prison systems in various countries.*For the United States see Incarceration in the United States#Security levels...
facility until 1989, when Ely State Prison
Ely State Prison
Ely State Prison is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada, north of Ely. The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. Phase I was completed and opened in August of that year. Phase II was completed in the month of...
was opened to fulfill that function.
Executions
Prisoners facing capital punishment are held at Ely State Prison but are sent to Nevada State Prison to carry out the death penaltyCapital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
. It became the state-designated facility for all hangings in 1903. In response to Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
preferences, the Nevada State Legislature passed a statute in 1910 that became effective in January 1911, allowing condemned prisoners to choose between execution by shooting
Execution by shooting
Execution by shooting is a form of capital punishment whereby an executed person is shot by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form...
or hanging.
On May 14, 1913, Andriza Mircovich
Andriza Mircovich
Andriza Mircovich was an Austro-Hungarian national of Montenegrin descent. He was the first and only prisoner ever to be executed by shooting in the state of Nevada. He had been sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of John Gregovich in Tonopah, Nevada...
became the first and only inmate in Nevada to be executed by shooting
Execution by shooting
Execution by shooting is a form of capital punishment whereby an executed person is shot by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form...
. After warden George W. Cowing was unable to find five men to form a firing squad
Execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading , is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice...
, a shooting machine was built to carry out Mircovich's execution. When the device arrived at the prison, Cowing no longer wanted to have any part of the execution and resigned. Former governor Denver S. Dickerson
Denver S. Dickerson
Denver Sylvester Dickerson was an American politician. He was the 11th Governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1907 to 1908...
, who had worked to reform the state prison system, was appointed the new warden.
In 1921, a bill authorizing the use of lethal gas had passed the Nevada State Legislature. Condemned murderer Gee Jon
Gee Jon
Gee Jon was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas. A member of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society from San Francisco, California, Gee was sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly member from another gang in Nevada...
of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society became the first person to be executed by this method in the United States. Warden Dickerson sent his assistant Tom Pickett from Carson City to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
to personally pick up 20 pounds of lethal gas, which was contained in a mobile fumigating unit at a cost of $700. Four guards did not want to participate in the process and resigned. Prison officials first attempted to pump poison gas directly into Gee's cell while he was sleeping, but without success because the gas leaked from the cell. A makeshift gas chamber
Gas chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...
was set up at the butcher shop of the prison. Gee was strapped onto a chair in the chamber which was eleven feet long, ten feet wide, and eight feet high. A small window next to the wooden chair allowed witnesses to look inside. Attendees included news reporters, public health officials and representatives of the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. On the morning of February 8, 1924, the pump sprayed four pounds of hydrocyanic acid into the chamber. Because an electric heater failed, the chamber was 52 degrees fahrenheit
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit is the temperature scale proposed in 1724 by, and named after, the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit . Within this scale, the freezing of water into ice is defined at 32 degrees, while the boiling point of water is defined to be 212 degrees...
instead of the ideal 75 degrees, causing some of the acid to form a puddle on the floor. Gee's head appeared to nod up and down for six minutes before succumbing to the gas. The prison staff waited three hours for the remaining puddle of hydrocyanic acid to evaporate before cleaning up the chamber. Warden Dickerson reported to Nevada governor James G. Scrugham
James G. Scrugham
James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
and the legislature his opinion that the use of lethal gas was impractical and that he thought execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading , is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice...
was still the best method of execution. Expenditures for Gee's execution totaled about $1,000, but the operating cost of the gas chamber plummeted to about 90 cents per use by 1937. Dickerson remained warden of Nevada State Prison until his death on November 28, 1925.
On October 22, 1979, convicted murderer Jesse Bishop
Jesse Bishop
Jesse Walter Bishop was convicted of the murder of David Ballard, aged 22.In 1977, Bishop was in the process of robbing El Morocco Casino, a Las Vegas Strip casino, when he was interrupted by Ballard, who had left his nearby wedding reception to intervene...
became the first person to be executed at the prison after the state legislature reinstated the death penalty, following the lifting of a national moratorium
Gregg v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia, Proffitt v. Florida, Jurek v. Texas, Woodson v. North Carolina, and Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 153 , reaffirmed the United States Supreme Court's acceptance of the use of the death penalty in the United States, upholding, in particular, the death sentence imposed on Troy Leon...
on capital punishment. Bishop is also the last prisoner to be executed by lethal gas by the state. On December 6, 1985, serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
Carroll Cole
Carroll Cole
Carroll Edward Cole , was an American serial killer who was executed in 1985.-Early life:Carroll Cole was born in Sioux City, Iowa. While his father went to fight in World War II, Cole was taken along by his mother and forced to watch as she had sexual encounters with men. She would often beat him...
became the first inmate to be executed in Nevada by lethal injection
Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
. Executions continue to be carried out in the gas chamber, but on a gurney designed for lethal injection.
Present-day operations
Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...
s since 1928. The prison industries also include a bookbindery and print shop. Minimum security inmates are eligible for forklift training.
Inmates are offered the opportunity to earn a GED or take collegiate courses through Western Nevada College
Western Nevada College
Western Nevada College is a public college serving northwest Nevada. It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities. The main branch of the college is located in Carson City, Nevada with other campuses in the cities of Fallon and Minden...
.
Closure plans
In 2009, the Nevada state legislature rejected a proposal by Governor Jim Gibbons to close the prison amid a budget crisis, and instead approved the continued operation of the prison while plans to expand or construct other new prisons were delayed. In February 2010, Nevada Department of CorrectionsNevada Department of Corrections
The Nevada Department of Corrections 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.-History:...
director Howard Skolnik notified employees that the prison may be closed while the state faced a $880 million deficit. Prison officials recommended moving the inmates to other facilities in the state prison system and converting the site into a tourist attraction or training center. The prison is scheduled to close in March 2012.
Notable inmates
| Inmate | Number | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Bishop Jesse Bishop Jesse Walter Bishop was convicted of the murder of David Ballard, aged 22.In 1977, Bishop was in the process of robbing El Morocco Casino, a Las Vegas Strip casino, when he was interrupted by Ballard, who had left his nearby wedding reception to intervene... |
— | Executed October 22, 1979 | Murder Murder Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide... |
| Thomas Lee Bean Sonja McCaskie Sonja McCaskie was a British alpine skier who participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics.McCaskie lived in Reno, Nevada and was working as a part time skiing instructor at the nearby Slide Mountain ski resort when she was brutally strangled, raped, decapitated & mutilated in her Yori Avenue... |
8630 | Life imprisonment Life imprisonment Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life... |
Murder |
| Carroll Cole Carroll Cole Carroll Edward Cole , was an American serial killer who was executed in 1985.-Early life:Carroll Cole was born in Sioux City, Iowa. While his father went to fight in World War II, Cole was taken along by his mother and forced to watch as she had sexual encounters with men. She would often beat him... |
20163 | Executed December 6, 1985 | Murder |
| Lawrence Colwell, Jr. Lawrence Colwell, Jr. Lawrence Colwell, Jr., a 35-year-old white male, was voluntarily executed by lethal injection at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada on March 26, 2004. Colwell was found guilty of the 1994 murder of Frank Rosenstock, a 76-year-old white male. Colwell, who was 25-years old when he... |
47271 | Executed March 26, 2004 | Murder |
| Terry Jess Dennis Terry Jess Dennis Terry Jess Dennis, an inmate of the Nevada State Prison, was one of those voluntarily executed by lethal injection at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada on August 12, 2004, at the age of 57. Dennis was found guilty of the 1999 murder of Ilona Straumanis, a 51 year old. Dennis, who was... |
62144 | Executed August 12, 2004 | Murder |
| Gee Jon Gee Jon Gee Jon was a Chinese national who was the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas. A member of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society from San Francisco, California, Gee was sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly member from another gang in Nevada... |
2320 | Executed February 8, 1924 | Tong Tong (organization) The word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". In North America a tong is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the United States and Canada. These organizations are described as secret societies or sworn brotherhoods and are often tied to criminal activity... war murder |
| Troy Kell Troy Kell Troy Michael Kell is an inmate on death row in Utah. Troy Kell was sentenced to life in prison by the State of Nevada for the 1986 murder of James "Cotton" Kelly. Shortly after his conviction he was transferred to the Utah State Prison as part of a prisoner exchange program... |
24333 | Transferred to Ely State Prison Ely State Prison Ely State Prison is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada, north of Ely. The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. Phase I was completed and opened in August of that year. Phase II was completed in the month of... |
Murder |
| Jimmy Lerner Jimmy Lerner Jimmy Lerner was born June 22, 1951 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He spent 18 years as a Pacific Bell marketing executive, served for the U.S. Army in Panama, received an M.B.A. and spent time as a taxicab driver... |
61634 | Released January 2, 2002 | Manslaughter Manslaughter Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates... |
| Daryl Linnie Mack Daryl Linnie Mack Daryl Linnie Mack, a 47 year-old black male, was voluntarily executed by lethal injection at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada on April 26, 2006. Mack was found guilty of the 1988 murder of Betty Jane May, a 55 year-old white female. Mack, who was 30 years old when he committed the... |
44532 | Executed April 26, 2006 | Murder |
| Andriza Mircovich Andriza Mircovich Andriza Mircovich was an Austro-Hungarian national of Montenegrin descent. He was the first and only prisoner ever to be executed by shooting in the state of Nevada. He had been sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of John Gregovich in Tonopah, Nevada... |
1479 | Executed May 14, 1913 | Murder |
| Joseph Mitchell Parsons Joseph Mitchell Parsons Joseph Mitchell "Yogi" Parsons was an American who was executed for the August 1987 murder of Richard Lynn Ernest. Parsons hitched a ride with Ernest in California and stabbed him to death at a remote rest area in Utah... |
17976 | Parole Parole Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their... d August 1987 |
Armed robbery Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear.... |
Wardens
| # | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Curry Abraham Curry Abraham Van Santvoord Curry is considered the founding father of Carson City, Nevada. A native of the state of New York, he traveled to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush and settled in Nevada's Eagle Valley, where Carson City was established.Curry served as an assemblyman of the... |
January 1, 1862 | March 1, 1864 |
| 2 | Robert M. Howland | March 1, 1864 | March 4, 1865 |
| 3 | John S. Crosman | March 4, 1865 | January 7, 1867 |
| 4 | James S. Slingerland | January 1867 | January 1869 |
| 5 | Frank Denver | January 1869 | March 1873 (removed) |
| 6 | Pressly C. Hyman | March 1873 | March 1877 |
| 7 | C. C. Batterman | March 1877 | March 1881 |
| 8 | William Garrard | March 1881 | March 1883 |
| 9 | Frank Bell | March 1883 | February 14, 1887 |
| 10 | Frank McCullough | February 14, 1887 | January 1893 |
| 11 | Frank Bell | February 1893 | February 1895 |
| 12 | L. O. Henderson | February 1895 | February 1903 |
| 13 | J. L. Considine | February 1903 | May 1907 |
| 14 | S. H. Day | May 1907 | October 1908 |
| 15 | W. J. Maxwell | October 1908 | January 15, 1911 |
| 16 | Raymond T. Baker Raymond T. Baker Raymond Thomas Baker was a rich United States businessman who was Director of the United States Mint from 1917 to 1922.-Biography:... |
February 1, 1911 | May 10, 1912 |
| 17 | George W. Cowing | May 10, 1912 | January 10, 1913 |
| 18 | Denver S. Dickerson Denver S. Dickerson Denver Sylvester Dickerson was an American politician. He was the 11th Governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1907 to 1908... |
March 10, 1913 | December 5, 1916 |
| 19 | Rufus B. Henrichs | December 5, 1916 | December 1923 |
| 20 | Denver S. Dickerson | December 23, 1923 | November 28, 1925 (died) |
| 21 | Matthew R. Penrose | 1925 | 1935 |
| William L. Lewis | |||
| Richard Sheeny | |||
| Arthur Bernard | |||
| Jack Fogliani | 1959 | January 30, 1967 (fired) | |
| Carl G. Hocker | January 30, 1967 | April 1973 | |
| Ed Pogue | April 1973 | ||
| Charles L. Wolff | November 30, 1981 | ||
| George W. Sumner | November 30, 1981 | May 1985 | |
| Harold Whitley | August 7, 1985 | ||
| Pete Demosthenes | |||
| John Ignacio | August 2000 (retired) | ||
| Donald L. Helling | September 2000 | ||
| Michael J. Budge | January 1, 2006 (retired) | ||
| William Donat | January 1, 2006 | January 30, 2009 (retired) | |
| Gregory Smith | January 30, 2009 | present |
See also
- List of Nevada state prisons
- Nevada Department of CorrectionsNevada Department of CorrectionsThe Nevada Department of Corrections 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.-History:...
External links
- Nevada State Prison at the Nevada Department of CorrectionsNevada Department of CorrectionsThe Nevada Department of Corrections 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.-History:...
(Official site) - Nevada State Prison Closure Plan Overview – Nevada Department of Corrections (July 2, 2010)