Nevada Department of Corrections: Enhancing Public Safety

1. Nevada Department of Corrections Dedicated to keeping Nevada Safe

2. Mission The Nevada Department of Corrections will improve public safety by ensuring a safe and humane environment that incorporates proven rehabilitation initiatives that prepare individuals for successful reintegration into our communities.

3. Vision Reduce victimization and recidivism by providing offenders with incentive for self-improvement and the tools to effect change.

4. Philosophy We will pursue our mission with integrity, act in a professional and ethical manner, be responsible for our actions, and raise the department to the highest standards.

5. Goals Operate the department according to best practices. Ensure the best use of department resources Educate the stakeholders and customers Improve communication

6. Department of Corrections • Balance security with programs • Provide motivation & opportunity for change

7. NDOC Staff The Nevada Department of Corrections employs 3,000 staff. • 2,000 Uniformed • 1,000 Non-Uniformed

8. State of NevadaBoard of Prisons • Governor • BRIAN SANDOVAL • Secretary of State • Barbra Cegavske • Attorney General • Adam Laxalt

9. Nevada Territorial Prison • Originally Warm Springs Hotel • Established 1862 • Territorial Legislature Leased Property • Abraham Curry- First Warden • Former Owner Warm Springs Hotel

10. Nevada State Prison • Name Changed in 1864 • Nevada Became a State • State Legislature Purchased Property • 1867- Original Structure Burned • New structure built out of stone from quarry located on the prison sight

11. Nevada State Prison • Was the oldest continually run prison in the nation • Ran from 1862 until Jan 2012 • The Cell House (Unit 3) was in continuous use during that time • Nations first Gas Chamber established in 1924 at NSP

12. The NDOC has 21 operating facilities located throughout the state

13. Nine Major Institutions • NSP 1862 • WSCC 1961 • NNCC 1964 • SNCC 1977 • SDCC 1980 • ESP 1989 • LCC 1995 • FMWCC 1997 • HDSP 2000

14. 10 Conservation Camps • Stewart • Silver Springs • Humboldt • Carlin • Wells • Ely • Pioche • Tonopah • Indian Springs • Jean

15. Two Other • Facilities • Northern Nevada Restitution Center 1979 • Casa Grande • Transitional Housing Center 2005

16. Nevada’s prison population in 1990 was 5,641 ... … and in 2013 it was 12,883 • Overall US prison population increased 12.5% • Nevada’s prison population increased 102%

17. Uniform Staff Certification Law Enforcement agencies in Nevada are governed by the Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission. The NDOC training academies are P.O.S.T. approved and all uniformed staff graduating from our academies are Sworn Category III Peace Officers.

18. Nevada Department of Corrections From the Wilds of Nevada's wide open spaces To the Modern Multi-Billion dollar Hotels of the Las Vegas Strip

19. Inmates of the NDOC The cultures inside our facilities vary from different races and lifestyles from inner city to remote ranching

20. Inmates of the NDOC Currently there are 13,000 plus inmates incarcerated in Nevada

21. Snapshot of NDOC 2009 Prison Population = 12,377 2013 Prison Population = 12,883 (+/-) • 84.3% Male and 15.62% Female • Youngest is 15; oldest is 86 • 13% of population under age 25 • 16% of population older than 60 • Average age is 38 ½ yrs. for men; 37 yrs. for women

22. Inmates of the NDOC CUSTODY LEVEL DISTRIBUTION FOR IN-HOUSE POPULATION

23. Inmates of the NDOC Distribution of Inmates by Sentence Structure

24. Offender Characteristics • 62% No GED or High School • 45% function below standard grade level • 17 - 21% are listed as mentally ill or retarded • 67% acknowledge to having children • 65 to 75% admit to drug or alcohol problems • 78% have no formal job training or work skills

25. Major Criminogenic Risk Factors • Anti-social companions • Anti-social attitudes • Anti-social personality • Impulsivity, poor problem solving, risk-taking, aggressive, low frustration tolerance • Criminal history • Low educational or employment achievement • Low family affection / poor supervision • Substance abuse

26. Why we do programs?

27. First because they NEED it… • No social net • No/minimal marketable skills • More prisoners are “maxing out” • Longer sentences means less community connections • Lack of adequate housing • Lack of community treatment options • Restrictions on public welfare assistance i.e., Offenders are the “least eligible”

28. What We Know… • National studies have proven that effective interventions can reduce recidivism upwards of 30% • Treatment is a cost-effective way to produce long-term change Treatment can work

29. We do this by attempting to: • Correct criminal thinking • Demonstrate proper behavior, actions • Impose consequences …both sanctions and rewards

30. Control: to keep order and instill discipline Demonstrating:role playing and rolemodel Consequences:rewards and sanctions

31. Substance Abuse Treatment Religious and Spiritual Services Education and Vocational Training Mental Health Counseling and Therapy Intake Assessment Special Needs Programs Re-entry and Transitional Services Inmate Programs

32. Correctional Programming • 2,589 studying High School, GED • 2,021 in ESL, Literacy, ABE • 110 diplomas; 178 GEDs • 400+ in college (100 female) • 118 youthful offenders < 25 yrs. • Correctional Programs • Psycho-educational Classes • Mental Health Treatment • Life Skills • College interns hips with NDOC • More than 400 Religious Volunteers • 30+ faith groups recognized • Non-violence programs

33. Chairs Furniture Workstations/Tables Plaques/Awards Institutional Metal Products Printing/Bindery Services Mattress/Linen/ Draperies Automotive Services Automotive Restorations Garments Inmate Programs

34. Inmate & Animal Programs Puppies up for Parole A program where at risk dogs are rescued from the shelter and trained as Companion pets. All dogs are trained in the basics: house training, leave it, sit, heal, lay down, stay and socialization.  All dogs have been spayed or neutered and are current on their vaccinations.

35. Inmate & Animal Programs Saddle Horse Adoption The gentling program in Carson City, Nevada, is a cooperative effort shared by Silver State Industries and the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Training includes hoof handling and trimming, saddling, bridling, work under saddle, and loading into a stock trailer.

36. PUPS and WILD Horses

37. ARCH TCsand DUI (305) Programs 6-12 months intensive treatment and Mandatory Treatment Men’s DUI at TLVCC and Women’s DUI at JCC, then RESCON Psycho-educational Addictions Prevention classes by NDOC Psychologists AA and NA Support Groups by Volunteers and Inmates

38. Growing Straight (Youthful Offender Program) • Inmates age 21 and younger • Age-specific programs • Traditional high school or GED • Segregation for safety and orientation • 1 year long program minimum Boot Camp

39. Women’s Programs

40. Vocational TrainingConstruction Trades Program Automotive Repairs Fire-fighting

41. Transitional Housing Centers Going Home Prepared 400 Male and Female inmates Non-Violent or Repeat Offenders Majority Paroling to Southern Nevada Community partners and employer's aiding in: • Vocational Training • Education • Counseling • Sustainable Job Opportunities

42. Inmate Activities • NAACP • Toastmasters • Art and Hobby craft • Walk for the Cure and March of Dimes • Music and Choir • Theater • Gardens and Landscaping • Computer de-manufacturing • Construction projects for others • Viet Nam Veterans Association Rock Carving Patriots School Books Fund Prison Projects Bike Repairs

43. Silver State Industries • Automobile Refurbishing Detergent • Drapes Clothing for Inmates • Stained Glass Metal Goods • Mattresses, Box Springs Wild Horses • Dairy Farm Trusses for Construction • Diesel Trucks Repair Card-sorting for Casinos • Vinyl Products (oldest PI in USA) Furniture Building and Reupholstering • Repackaging Food Commodities

44. Nevada Department of Corrections Born from the wild mining camps of the 1860s

45. Nevada Department of Corrections Transforming into the modern age of corrections