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 |
| Status | Operational |
| Population | 1680 |
| Opened | August 1995 |
| Warden | Robert LeGrand |
| Notable prisoners | |
| O. J. Simpson | |
Lovelock Correctional Center is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Pershing County, Nevada, near Lovelock.[1]
[edit] History
Lovelock is located in Pershing County and is the seventh major institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections.[2] 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 for the institution to a current capacity of a total 1680 offenders.[2] The facility received worldwide media coverage in 2008 when former football star O. J. Simpson was sent there after being sentenced to 33 years imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years before parole eligibility.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lovelock Correctional Center." Nevada Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
- ^ a b NDOC: Lovelock Correctional Center
- ^ Friess, Steve (December 5, 2008). "Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
- ^ http://www.rgj.com/article/20081219/NEWS18/81219031[dead link]
- ^ Arseniuk, Melissa and Cy Ryan. "O.J. transferred to Lovelock." Las Vegas Sun. Friday December 19, 2008. Retrieved on January 6, 2010.
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