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NV Rev Stat § 209.417 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.417 - Offenders not to have access to telecommunications devices; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the warden or manager of an institution or facility shall ensure that no offender in the institution or facility, or in a vehicle of the Department, has access to a telecommunications device.  2. An offender may use a telephone or, for the purpose of communicating with his or her child pursuant to NRS 209.42305, any other approved telecommunications device subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 209.419.  3. An offender may use an approved telecommunications device for the purpose of conducting a visit or correspondence which is authorized pursuant to NRS 209.423, subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 209.419.  4. The Department may enter into an agreement with an offender authorizing the offender to use a telecommunications device to facilitate or participate in correctional activities or to perform educational, vocational or legal research, subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 209.419.  5. The Director may, with the approval of the Board, adopt regulations authorizing an offender who is assigned to transitional housing, a center for the purpose of making restitution pursuant to NRS 209.4827 to 209.4843, inclusive, or a specific program of education or vocational training authorizing the offender to use a telecommunications device:  (a) To access a network, including, without limitation, the Internet, for the purpose of:  (1) Obtaining educational or vocational training that is approved by the Department;  (2) Searching for or applying for employment; or  (3) Performing essential job functions.  (b) For any other purpose if a telecommunications device is required by an employer of the offender to perform essential job functions.  6. As used in this section, "telecommunications device" means a device, or an apparatus associated with a device, that can enable an offender to communicate with a person outside of the institution or facility at which the offender is incarcerated. The term includes, without limitation, a telephone, a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, a transmitting radio or a computer that is connected to a computer network, is capable of connecting to a computer network through the use of wireless technology or is otherwise capable of communicating with a person or device outside of the institution or facility.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2712; A 2007, 71; 2011, 2667; 2015, 3080; 2017, 3655, 3660)
NV Rev Stat § 209.419 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.419 - Interception of offender’s communications by telecommunications devices: Notice; exceptions.

  1. Communications made by an offender on any telephone or other telecommunications device in an institution or facility to any person outside the institution or facility may be intercepted if:  (a) The interception is made by an authorized employee of the Department; and  (b) Signs are posted near all telephones and other telecommunications devices in the institution or facility indicating that communications may be intercepted.  2. The Director shall provide notice or cause notice to be provided to both parties to a communication which is being intercepted pursuant to subsection 1, indicating that the communication is being intercepted. For the purposes of this section, a periodic sound which is heard by both parties during the communication shall be deemed notice to both parties that the communication is being intercepted.  3. The Director shall adopt regulations providing for an alternate method of communication for those communications by offenders which are confidential.  4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, a communication made by an offender is confidential if it is made to:  (a) A federal or state officer.  (b) A local governmental officer who is at some time responsible for the custody of the offender.  (c) An officer of any court.  (d) An attorney who has been admitted to practice law in any state or is employed by a recognized agency providing legal assistance.  (e) A reporter or editorial employee of any organization that reports general news including, but not limited to, any wire service or news service, newspaper, periodical, press association or radio or television station.  (f) The Director.  (g) Any other employee of the Department whom the Director may, by regulation, designate.  5. Reliance in good faith on a request or order from the Director or the Director’s authorized representative constitutes a complete defense to any action brought against any public utility intercepting or assisting in the interception of communications made by offenders pursuant to subsection 1.  6. As used in this section, "telecommunications device" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.417.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 682; A 1985, 253; 2007, 2078; 2011, 2667)
NV Rev Stat § 209.423 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.423 - Visits and correspondence between offenders and others.

Wardens and managers may authorize visits and correspondence between offenders and appropriate friends, relatives, and others under regulations adopted by the Director and approved by the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850; A 1983, 723)
NV Rev Stat § 209.42305 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.42305 - Prisoner contact with child of prisoner; use of equipment for videoconference.

  1. Except as otherwise provided by law, by order of the court or by regulations of the Department, the Director shall allow a prisoner to maintain contact with a child of the prisoner who has been placed with someone other than a parent of the child if the child is willing to maintain such contact. Any such contact must be in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.  2. The Director must allow a prisoner to videoconference with his or her child if such equipment is available.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2666)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4231 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4231 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 209.4232 to 209.4235, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4232 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4232 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652; A 1999, 1881; 2001, 433)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4233 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4233 - "Program of aftercare" defined.

Program of aftercare means a program that is established pursuant to NRS 209.4238 to provide continuing treatment to those offenders who successfully complete treatment in a therapeutic community.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4234 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4234 - "Substance use disorder" defined.

Substance use disorder means a disorder that causes a person to become addicted to or psychologically or physically dependent on:  1. Alcohol;  2. A controlled substance; or  3. A drug, poison, solvent or toxic inhalant. This subsection does not include tobacco or products made from tobacco.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4235 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4235 - "Therapeutic community" defined.

Therapeutic community means a program that is established pursuant to NRS 209.4236 to provide treatment to certain offenders with a substance use disorder.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4236 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4236 - Director to establish therapeutic communities.

  1. The Director shall, in conjunction with the Division and with the approval of the Board, establish one or more therapeutic communities to provide treatment to certain offenders with a substance use disorder. A therapeutic community must include, but is not limited to, the requirements set forth in this section.  2. A therapeutic community must provide an offender with:  (a) Intensive treatment for a substance use disorder;  (b) A clearly defined set of goals;  (c) A clearly defined structure of authority; and  (d) A highly structured schedule that includes, but is not limited to, the treatment listed in paragraph (a) and, if practicable, programs of employment, general education or vocational training.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive, offenders who are assigned to a therapeutic community, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director:  (a) Must be housed in areas of a facility or institution that are segregated from other areas of the facility or institution in which offenders who are not assigned to the therapeutic community are housed; and  (b) Must participate in the therapeutic community for a period of 1 year and a program of aftercare for a period of 1 year if a program of aftercare is required pursuant to NRS 209.4238.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2652; A 2001, 433)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4237 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4237 - Program to evaluate offenders for participation in therapeutic community; assignment to participate in therapeutic community.

  1. The Director shall, in conjunction with the Division and with the approval of the Board, establish a program to evaluate an offender in the custody of the Department to determine whether the offender has a substance use disorder and whether the offender may benefit from participation in a therapeutic community.  2. An evaluation of an offender must be conducted pursuant to subsection 1 if the offender is eligible to be assigned to a therapeutic community.  3. After an evaluation is conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall determine whether the offender has a substance use disorder and whether the offender may benefit from participation in a therapeutic community.  4. If a determination is made that the offender has a substance use disorder and that the offender may benefit from participation in a therapeutic community, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall determine whether to assign the offender to participate in a therapeutic community. In determining whether to assign an offender to participate in a therapeutic community, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall:  (a) Consider the severity of the problem of the substance use disorder of the offender and the availability of space in each therapeutic community; and  (b) Give preference, to the extent practicable, to those offenders who appear to be most capable of successfully participating in and completing treatment in a therapeutic community.  5. To be eligible to be assigned to participate in a therapeutic community, an offender must be within 2 years of the date on which the offender is reasonably expected to be released, as determined by the Director.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2653; A 1999, 1162; 2001, 434, 1265)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4238 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4238 - Programs of aftercare.

  1. The Director shall, in conjunction with the Division and with the approval of the Board, establish one or more programs of aftercare to provide continuing treatment to those offenders who successfully complete treatment in a therapeutic community.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive:  (a) An offender who successfully completes treatment in a therapeutic community must be assigned, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director, to a program of aftercare upon completion of treatment in a therapeutic community.  (b) An offender shall participate, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director, in a program of aftercare for a period of 1 year.  (c) If an offender is assigned to a program of aftercare and, before or during participation in such a program, the offender is released on parole:  (1) The offender shall continue to participate in a program of aftercare, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director and by the State Board of Parole Commissioners; and  (2) That participation, if any, must be made a condition of parole pursuant to NRS 213.1235.  (d) If an offender is assigned to a program of aftercare and, before or during participation in such a program, the offender is assigned to serve a term of residential confinement pursuant to NRS 209.392, the offender shall continue to participate in a program of aftercare to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2653; A 2001, 434)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4239 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4239 - Removal from therapeutic community or program of aftercare; Director may establish conditions, sanctions and incentives regarding participation; immunity.

  1. The Director or a person designated by the Director may remove an offender from a therapeutic community or a program of aftercare, temporarily or permanently, for any lawful reason or purpose.  2. The Director may impose conditions on the participation of an offender in a therapeutic community or a program of aftercare and may establish sanctions and incentives relating to participation in a therapeutic community or a program of aftercare.  3. The provisions of NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive, do not create a right on behalf of an offender to participate in a therapeutic community or a program of aftercare and do not establish a basis for any cause of action against the State or its officers or employees for denial of the ability to participate in or for removal from a therapeutic community or a program of aftercare.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2654)
NV Rev Stat § 209.424 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.424 - Offenders excluded from participation.

An offender may not participate in a therapeutic community if the offender:  1. Was sentenced to death or a term of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; or  2. Is or was eligible to participate in the program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 209.425, whether or not the offender actually participated in or completed that program of treatment.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2654; A 1999, 1163)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4242 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4242 - Director may contract with qualified persons.

To carry out the provisions of NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive, the Director may contract with persons or private entities that are qualified to evaluate offenders with a substance use disorder or qualified to administer therapeutic communities or programs of aftercare.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2654)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4244 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4244 - Report by Director to Legislature.

The Director shall provide the following information to the Interim Finance Committee on or before January 31 of each even-numbered year and to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means at the beginning of each regular session of the Legislature:  1. The number of offenders who are currently participating in therapeutic communities and programs of aftercare;  2. The number of offenders who have participated in therapeutic communities and programs of aftercare and the number of those offenders who subsequently have been arrested for other offenses; and  3. The number of offenders who have successfully completed treatment in therapeutic communities and programs of aftercare and the number of those offenders who subsequently have been arrested for other offenses.  The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall assist the Director in obtaining all data that is necessary to prepare the information required by subsections 2 and 3.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2654)
NV Rev Stat § 209.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.425 - Establishment of program; program to include rehabilitation, education and counseling; assignment of wages.

  1. The Director shall, with the approval of the Board, establish a program for the treatment of a person with an alcohol or substance use disorder who is imprisoned for a violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120 that is punishable as a felony pursuant to NRS 484C.400 or 484C.410 or a violation of NRS 484C.130, 484C.430, 488.420, 488.425 or 488.427. The program must include an initial period of intensive mental and physical rehabilitation in a facility of the Department, followed by regular sessions of education, counseling and any other necessary or desirable treatment.  2. The Director may, upon the request of the offender after the initial period of rehabilitation, allow the offender to earn wages under any other program established by the Department if the offender assigns to the Department any wages the offender earns under such a program. The Director may deduct from the wages of the offender an amount determined by the Director, with the approval of the Board, to:  (a) Offset the costs, as reflected in the budget of the Department, to maintain the offender in a facility or institution of the Department and in the program of treatment established pursuant to this section; and  (b) Meet any existing obligation of the offender for the support of his or her family or restitution to any victim of his or her crime.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 778; A 2005, 167, 616; 2007, 2811; 2013, 190)
NV Rev Stat § 209.427 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.427 - Assignment of offender to program; withdrawal of offender from program.

  1. If the results of an evaluation conducted pursuant to NRS 484C.300 or 488.430 indicate that an offender has an alcohol or other substance use disorder and that the offender can be treated successfully for his or her condition, the Director shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, assign the offender to the program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 209.425. Such an assignment must be, to the extent that the period reasonably can be predicted, for the year, or as much thereof as practicable, immediately preceding the date the offender is due to be released from prison, either on parole or at the expiration of the offender’s term.  2. Before assigning an offender to a program of treatment, the Director, in cooperation with the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety, shall determine, to the extent possible:  (a) The length of time remaining on the offender’s sentence, taking into consideration any credits earned by the offender; and  (b) The likelihood that the offender will complete the entire program of treatment.  3. The Director shall when assigning offenders to the program, to the extent possible, give preference to those offenders who appear to the Director capable of successfully completing the entire program.  4. The Director is not required to assign an offender to the program of treatment if the offender is not eligible for assignment to an institution or facility of minimum security pursuant to the provisions of NRS 209.481 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  5. The Director may withdraw the offender from the program of treatment at any time if the Director determines that the offender:  (a) Is not responding satisfactorily to the program; or  (b) Has failed or refused to comply with any term or condition of the program.  6. As used in this section, "entire program" means both phases of the program established pursuant to NRS 209.425, for offenders who have not been released from prison, and NRS 209.429, for offenders who have been assigned to the custody of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 778; A 1995, 957; 2001, 2586; 2013, 191)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4291 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4291 - Establishment of program; duties of Department; condition of participation in program.

  1. The Department of Corrections shall establish a diversion program within the correctional institutions or other facilities maintained by the Department.  2. The Department of Corrections shall ensure that facilities of adequate capacity for the diversion program are available in one or more suitable locations within the State. The Department shall not be required to provide housing for more than 50 probation violators at one time.  3. The Department of Corrections shall provide a healthful diet and appropriate, secure and sanitary housing and necessary emergency medical services for the probation violators who are placed in the diversion program, but the Department is not responsible for providing treatment to the probation violators remanded to the diversion program pursuant to NRS 209.4293.  4. As a condition of participation in the program, a probationer must release in writing the Department from liability and agree to abide by the applicable rules and regulations of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2628; A 2015, 1995)
NV Rev Stat § 209.4293 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.4293 - Court authorized to remand probation violator to program for supervision and to receive treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder or for a mental illness; eligibility for treatment.

  1. A district court may remand a probationer who is returned to the district court for a violation of his or her probation to the diversion program established pursuant to NRS 209.4291 for supervision, subject to such terms and conditions as established by the court. The court may allow the probationer who is remanded to the diversion program to:  (a) Leave the facilities of the Department of Corrections during the day for education, treatment or employment; or  (b) Reside outside the facilities of the Department.  2. The court may require the probationer to receive treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder or for a mental illness if the court has reason to believe that the probationer has an alcohol or other substance use disorder or is in need of treatment for a mental illness and the court finds that the probationer:  (a) Agrees to participate in the diversion program;  (b) Was not returned to the court for committing an act involving violence, the use of force, or the threat of violence or the use of force;  (c) Meets the requirements for assignment to an institution or facility of minimum security as set forth in NRS 209.481; and  (d) Is not rejected for participation in the diversion program by the Department of Corrections as posing a threat to the health, safety and welfare of:  (1) Other probationers remanded to the program; or   (2) Employees of the Department of Corrections and its agents.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2628; A 2015, 1995)