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NV Rev Stat § 209.352 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.352 - Director may establish system for offender management.

The Director may establish, with the approval of the Board, a system for offender management, to be implemented in each institution and facility of the Department, which consists of structured living programs for offenders and the management of units by the staff, with levels of custody, security and privileges and opportunities for offenders based upon the assessed needs of the offenders as determined by their initial and ongoing classification and evaluation.  (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 192)
NV Rev Stat § 209.353 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.353 - Department to collect and submit information regarding offenders to Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.

The Department shall collect and submit to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History:  1. A record of:  (a) The name and fingerprints of each offender serving a term of imprisonment in an institution or facility of the Department;  (b) The length of the term of imprisonment of the offender, including, without limitation, the number of days served during a period of pretrial detention, if any; and  (c) The date of admission of the offender; and  2. A notice of the release of each offender.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2095)
NV Rev Stat § 209.354 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.354 - Department to monitor each private facility or institution which houses prisoners who are incarcerated pursuant to authority of another state; reimbursement for costs of such monitoring.

  1. The Department shall monitor each private facility or institution which houses prisoners who are incarcerated pursuant to the authority of another state to ensure that the custody and care of the prisoners comply with the requirements of the Nevada Constitution and the Constitution of the United States.  2. A private facility or institution which is monitored by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 shall reimburse the Department for the costs of such monitoring. The Department shall determine the cost of the monitoring required by subsection 1 on a per-prisoner basis.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2821)
NV Rev Stat § 209.356 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.356 - Director to establish program of regimental discipline.

The Director, with the approval of the Board, shall establish and administer a program of regimental discipline for persons who are ordered to undergo such a program pursuant to NRS 176A.780. The program must include:  1. Incarceration and segregation of the persons in an appropriate facility of the Department;  2. Strenuous physical exercise and hard labor;  3. Military drills; and  4. Sessions for instruction in:  (a) The recognition and prevention of alcohol and other substance use disorders;  (b) The management of stress;  (c) Building character;  (d) Learning to behave in a rational manner; and  (e) Preparing for and obtaining employment.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1852)
NV Rev Stat § 209.361 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.361 - Director to adopt regulations and penalties for violations.

The Director shall:  1. Adopt with the approval of the Board such regulations as are necessary to:  (a) Maintain proper custody of an offender in accordance with the offender’s current classification.  (b) Prevent escapes and maintain good order and discipline.  2. Establish procedures by regulation for disposing of cases involving violations of law in institutions or facilities of the Department.  3. Establish sanctions appropriate to the type and severity of such violations.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850; A 1983, 722)
NV Rev Stat § 209.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.365 - Director to establish program to prevent offenders from possessing or receiving certain publications.

  1. The Director shall adopt, with the approval of the Board, regulations establishing and governing a program, to be carried out within each facility and institution, to prevent an offender from possessing or receiving a publication which is detrimental to the offender’s rehabilitation or which has the potential to disrupt security or promote violence or disorder in the facility or institution because the subject matter of the publication:  (a) Is sexually explicit;  (b) Is graphically violent; or  (c) Encourages or glamorizes:  (1) Crime;  (2) The activities of a criminal gang; or  (3) Violence against law enforcement, women, children or members of a particular religion, ethnic group or race or persons of a particular sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.  2. The regulations must provide that if an offender is prohibited from possessing or receiving a publication pursuant to this section, the offender possessing or receiving the publication must be provided with notice of the determination and an opportunity to appeal the determination. An appeal may be summarily denied if the appeal involves a publication that is similar to a publication that previously has been prohibited.  3. The establishment of the program required pursuant to this section does not affect:  (a) The authority of the Department to review materials that are possessed or received by an offender, including, but not limited to, publications, for any other lawful purpose or reason; or  (b) The procedures used by the Department to conduct such reviews.  4. The Department and its officers, employees and independent contractors are immune from liability for damages arising from an act or omission that allows an offender to possess or receive a publication that is prohibited pursuant to this section.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Criminal gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 213.1263.  (b) "Publication" means a book, magazine, newsletter, bulletin, pamphlet or other similar item as determined by the Director.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1640; A 2017, 1066)
NV Rev Stat § 209.367 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.367 - Director to establish program for testing of offenders for use of alcohol and controlled substances.

  1. The Director shall establish a program, to be carried out within each facility and institution, that provides for periodic testing of offenders for use of alcohol and controlled substances. The program must provide that the selection of offenders to be tested for use of alcohol and controlled substances must be made on a random basis.  2. The Director shall adopt, with the approval of the Board, regulations governing the operation of the program. The regulations must set forth the procedure for testing, including, but not limited to:  (a) The types of tests to be used;  (b) The manner in which a sample for a test is to be obtained;  (c) The persons who are authorized to obtain a sample for a test; and  (d) The method for preserving the chain of custody of a sample obtained for a test.  3. The Department shall inform the offenders in each facility and institution of the requirement to submit to a test and the sanctions for refusing or failing to submit to a test and for using alcohol or a controlled substance. The Department may provide this information through a general notice posted or distributed in each facility and institution.  4. The Department may sanction, pursuant to subsection 5, an offender:  (a) Who refuses or fails to submit to a test;  (b) Whose test detects alcohol or a controlled substance;  (c) Who manufactures, possesses, uses, sells, supplies, provides, distributes, conceals or stores alcohol or a controlled substance; or  (d) Who attempts to manufacture, possess, use, sell, supply, provide, distribute, conceal or store alcohol or a controlled substance.  5. In addition to any other sanction or penalty that may be imposed pursuant to law or regulation, an offender who violates subsection 4 may be sanctioned by:  (a) Forfeiture of all deductions of time earned by the offender before commission of the violation or forfeiture of such part of those deductions as the Director considers just, pursuant to NRS 209.451; and  (b) Denial of the privilege to have visitors for a specified period, as determined by the Director.  6. If alcohol or a controlled substance is found in a facility or institution, the Director may order that for a specified period:  (a) The offenders housed in the general area where the alcohol or controlled substance is found; or  (b) All offenders in the facility or institution,  be confined to their cells or housing units or be denied the privilege to have visitors, or both.  7. The establishment of the program to test offenders for use of alcohol and controlled substances pursuant to this section does not affect:  (a) The authority of the Department to test an offender for use of alcohol or a controlled substance for any other lawful purpose or reason; or  (b) The procedures used by the Department to conduct such tests.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1641)
NV Rev Stat § 209.371 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.371 - Corporal punishment and inhumane treatment prohibited.

Corporal punishment and inhumane treatment of offenders are prohibited.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850)
NV Rev Stat § 209.376 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.376 - Limitations on use of restraints on offender who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery.

  1. No restraints of any kind may be used on an offender who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery unless there are compelling reasons to believe that the offender presents:  (a) A serious and immediate threat of harm to herself, staff or others; or  (b) A substantial flight risk and cannot be reasonably confined by other means.  2. If an offender who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery is restrained, only the least restrictive restraints which are necessary to ensure safety and security may be used.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 307)
NV Rev Stat § 209.381 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.381 - Diet, housing and hygiene of offenders; medical and dental services of institutions and facilities.

  1. Each offender in an institution or facility of the Department must be provided a healthful diet and appropriate, sanitary housing.  2. The Director with the approval of the Board shall establish standards for personal hygiene of offenders and for the medical and dental services of each institution or facility.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850; A 1983, 722)
NV Rev Stat § 209.3815 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.3815 - Autopsy of offenders.

The Director, in consultation with the Medical Director and the Inspector General of the Department, shall request the coroner, or any other person so authorized, to conduct an autopsy of any offender who dies while in the custody of the Department, if the next of kin:  1. Consents to the autopsy; or  2. Does not notify the Director of any objection to the autopsy within 72 hours after the death.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1883; A 2017, 357)
NV Rev Stat § 209.382 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.382 - Chief Medical Officer to examine and report on medical and dental services, diet of offenders, sanitation and safety in institutions and facilities.

  1. The Chief Medical Officer shall periodically examine and shall report to the Board semiannually upon the following operations of the Department:  (a) The medical and dental services and places where they are provided, based upon the standards for medical facilities as provided in chapter 449 of NRS.  (b) The nutritional adequacy of the diet of incarcerated offenders taking into account the religious or medical dietary needs of an offender and the adjustment of dietary allowances for age, sex and level of activity.  (c) The sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness and safety of its various institutions and facilities.  2. The Board shall take appropriate action to remedy any deficiencies reported pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 632; A 1985, 252; 2001 Special Session, 194)
NV Rev Stat § 209.3825 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.3825 - Order by court affecting conditions of confinement of prisoner; Director entitled to notice and opportunity to be heard; exception.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court issuing an order at the request of a prisoner in a state prison that affects the conditions of confinement of the prisoner shall provide the Director with:  (a) Sufficient prior notice of the intention of the court to enter the order; and  (b) An opportunity to be heard on the issue.  2. The court is not required to provide the Director with prior notice pursuant to subsection 1 if the prisoner has commenced an action with the court challenging the conditions of his or her confinement and has served a copy of the action on the Director and the Attorney General.  3. As used in this section, "conditions of confinement" include, without limitation, the access of a prisoner to the resources of a law library, the privileges of a prisoner to receive visitors and to use a telephone, the type of meals provided to the prisoner, the place of confinement of a prisoner and the provision of medical care to a prisoner in a situation that is not an emergency.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3174)
NV Rev Stat § 209.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.385 - Testing offenders for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus; disclosure of name of offender whose tests are positive; segregation of offender; duties of Director.

  1. Each offender committed to the custody of the Department for imprisonment shall submit to such initial tests as the Director determines appropriate to detect exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus. Each such test must be approved by regulation of the State Board of Health. At the time the offender is committed to custody and after an incident involving the offender:  (a) The appropriate approved tests must be administered; and  (b) The offender must receive counseling regarding the virus.  2. If the results of an initial test are positive, the offender shall submit to such supplemental tests as the Medical Director determines appropriate. Each such test must be approved for the purpose by regulation of the State Board of Health.  3. If the results of a supplemental test are positive, the name of the offender may be disclosed to:  (a) The Director;  (b) The administrative officers of the Department who are responsible for the classification and medical treatment of offenders;  (c) The manager or warden of the facility or institution at which the offender is confined; and  (d) Any other employee of the Department whose normal duties involve the employee with the offender or require the employee to come into contact with the blood or bodily fluids of the offender.  4. The offender must be segregated from every other offender whose test results are negative if:  (a) The results of a supplemental test are positive; and  (b) The offender engages in behavior that increases the risk of transmitting the virus as determined by regulation of the Department.  5. The Director, with the approval of the Board:  (a) Shall establish for inmates and employees of the Department an educational program regarding the virus whose curriculum is provided by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. A person who provides instruction for this program must be certified to do so by the Division.  (b) May adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  6. As used in this section, "incident" means an occurrence, of a kind specified by regulation of the State Board of Health or the Department, that entails a significant risk of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 385; A 1993, 6, 516, 517; 1997, 906; 2013, 1168; 2017, 357)
NV Rev Stat § 209.387 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.387 - Legislative findings and declarations regarding programs for education of offenders.

The Legislature finds and declares that the program for general education of offenders and the program of education of offenders in English as a second language are acts of grace of the State. No offender has a right to participate in such a program, and it is not intended that the establishment of such programs create any such right or interest in liberty or property or establish a basis for any cause of action against the State, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2516)
NV Rev Stat § 209.389 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.389 - Board to establish programs for general education, vocational education and training and other rehabilitation.

  1. The Board shall establish by regulation programs of general education, vocational education and training and other rehabilitation for offenders.  2. The regulations must take appropriate account of the following matters:  (a) The educational level and needs of offenders;  (b) Opportunities for employment when the offender is released from custody;  (c) Interests of offenders; and  (d) The number of offenders desiring participation in such programs.  3. The regulations must provide for an assessment of these programs at least every 3 years by qualified persons, professional groups or trade associations.  4. No offender has a right to be admitted to a program of education, vocational education and training or other rehabilitation programs established pursuant to this section, and it is not intended that the establishment of such programs or the failure to establish such programs creates any right or interest in liberty or property or establishes a basis for any cause of action against the State, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments officers or employees.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 308; A 1979, 1379; 1989, 1884)
NV Rev Stat § 209.391 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.391 - Director to administer programs of education, training and rehabilitation, to establish programs for counseling, research, statistics and planning and to purchase textbooks.

The Director shall:  1. Establish programs to provide medical, psychological, psychiatric and other appropriate forms of counseling to offenders under the jurisdiction of the Department in accordance with classification requirements.  2. Administer programs of general education, vocational training and other rehabilitation for offenders established by the Board.  3. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, purchase textbooks for use by offenders who are enrolled in courses of general education and vocational training offered by any branch or facility of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Any textbooks purchased pursuant to this section must remain the property of the State and must be reissued to offenders as appropriate.  4. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, establish programs of research, statistics and planning to:  (a) Determine and review periodically the effectiveness of the Department’s programs of education, vocational training and other rehabilitation for offenders;  (b) Provide annually, and at other times when so requested, to the Board, the Governor and the Legislature information pertaining to:  (1) The number of offenders who are participating in and who complete those programs;  (2) The effectiveness of those programs in accomplishing their purposes; and  (3) The number of offenders who are returned to prison after their release; and  (c) Effect appropriate changes in the programs established by the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850; A 1979, 309, 1379; 1987, 1174; 1993, 365)
NV Rev Stat § 209.393 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.393 - Regulations regarding literacy of offenders.

The Board may adopt regulations which:  1. Designate a level of literacy in reading and writing which is consistent with that required by the State Board of Education for its pupils in the eighth grade.  2. Provide for the testing of each offender when he or she first becomes incarcerated, and as often as needed thereafter, to determine his or her ability to read and write.  3. Establish guidelines for evaluating the progress of an illiterate offender in an educational program.  4. Establish a course to teach English as a second language, if necessary.  5. Are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 209.396.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2517)
NV Rev Stat § 209.396 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.396 - Limitations on assignment of offender to industrial or vocational school; educational requirements for offender with developmental, learning or other disability.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an offender who is illiterate may not be assigned to an industrial or a vocational program unless:  (a) The offender is regularly attending and making satisfactory progress in a program for general education; or  (b) The Director for good cause determines that the limitation on assignment should be waived under the circumstances with respect to a particular offender.  2. An offender whose:  (a) Native language is not English;  (b) Ability to read and write in his or her native language is at or above the level of literacy designated by the Board in its regulations; and  (c) Ability to read and write the English language is below the level of literacy designated by the Board in its regulations,  may not be assigned to an industrial or a vocational program unless the offender is regularly attending and making satisfactory progress in a course which teaches English as a second language or the Director for good cause determines that the limitation on assignment should be waived under the circumstances with respect to a particular offender.  3. Upon written documentation that an illiterate offender has a developmental, learning or other similar disability which affects his or her ability to learn, the Director may:  (a) Adapt or create an educational program or guidelines for evaluating the educational progress of the offender to meet his or her particular needs; or  (b) Exempt the offender from the required participation in an educational program prescribed by this section.  4. The provisions of this section do not apply to an offender who presents satisfactory evidence that the offender has a:  (a) High school diploma; or  (b) General educational development certificate or an equivalent document.  5. As used in this section, "illiterate" means having an ability to read and write that is below the level of literacy designated by the Board in its regulations.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2517; A 2003, 1365; 2013, 3287)
NV Rev Stat § 209.401 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections|NRS 209.401 - Director may establish facilities for offenders to live in community.

The Director may, with the approval of the Board, establish facilities which enable offenders to live in a community while obtaining regular employment, enrolling in academic courses, participating in vocational training programs, utilizing community resources in meeting their personal and family needs, and participating in whatever other approved programs may exist within the community.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 850)