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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.443 - Credits for offender sentenced after June 30, 1969, for crime committed before July 1, 1985.

1. Every offender who is sentenced to prison after June 30, 1969, for a crime committed before July 1, 1985, who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement, or the laws of the State recorded against the offender, and who performs in a faithful, orderly and peaceable manner the duties assigned to the offender, must be allowed:
(a) For the period the offender is actually incarcerated under sentence; and
(b) For the period the offender is in residential confinement,
a deduction of 2 months for each of the first 2 years, 4 months for each of the next 2 years and 5 months for each of the remaining years of the term, and pro rata for any part of a year where the actual term served is for more or less than a year. Credit must be recorded on a monthly basis as earned for actual time served.
2. The credits earned by an offender must be deducted from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term imposed by the sentence, as applicable, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, must apply to eligibility for parole.
3. In addition to the credits for good behavior provided for in subsection 1, the Board shall adopt regulations allowing credits for offenders whose diligence in labor or study merits such credits and for offenders who donate their blood for charitable purposes. The regulations must provide that an offender is entitled to the following credits for educational achievement:
(a) For earning a general educational development certificate or an equivalent document, 30 days.
(b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days.
(c) For earning an associate degree, 90 days.
4. Each offender is entitled to the deductions allowed by this section if the offender has satisfied the conditions of subsection 1 or 3 as determined by the Director.
5. Credits earned pursuant to this section do not apply to eligibility for parole if a statute specifies a minimum sentence which must be served before a person becomes eligible for parole.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 851; A 1983, 360, 723; 1985, 1925; 1989, 386; 1991, 780; 1993, 135; 1999, 135; 2003, 1366; 2013, 223, 3288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.446 - Credits for offender sentenced for crime committed on or after July 1, 1985, but before July 17, 1997.

1. Every offender who is sentenced to prison for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1985, but before July 17, 1997, who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or the laws of the State recorded against the offender, and who performs in a faithful, orderly and peaceable manner the duties assigned to the offender, must be allowed:
(a) For the period the offender is actually incarcerated under sentence;
(b) For the period the offender is in residential confinement; and
(c) For the period the offender is in the custody of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to NRS 209.4886 or 209.4888,
a deduction of 10 days from the offender’s sentence for each month the offender serves.
2. In addition to the credit provided for in subsection 1, the Director may allow not more than 10 days of credit each month for an offender whose diligence in labor and study merits such credits. In addition to the credits allowed pursuant to this subsection, an offender is entitled to the following credits for educational achievement:
(a) For earning a general educational development certificate or an equivalent document, 30 days.
(b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days.
(c) For earning an associate degree, 90 days.
3. The Director may allow not more than 10 days of credit each month for an offender who participates in a diligent and responsible manner in a center for the purpose of making restitution, program for reentry of offenders and parolees into the community, conservation camp, program of work release or another program conducted outside of the prison. An offender who earns credit pursuant to this subsection is entitled to the entire 20 days of credit each month which is authorized in subsections 1 and 2.
4. The Director may allow not more than 90 days of credit each year for an offender who engages in exceptional meritorious service.
5. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the award, forfeiture and restoration of credits pursuant to this section.
6. Credits earned pursuant to this section:
(a) Must be deducted from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term imposed by the sentence, as applicable; and
(b) Apply to eligibility for parole unless the offender was sentenced pursuant to a statute which specifies a minimum sentence which must be served before a person becomes eligible for parole.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1924; A 1987, 510; 1989, 387; 1991, 217, 782; 1993, 136; 1997, 3182; 1999, 2880; 2001, 1163, 1937; 2001 Special Session, 157; 2003, 26, 28, 1367, 2577; 2007, 3175; 2013, 224, 3288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.447 - Credits for offender sentenced after June 30, 1991, for crime committed before July 1, 1985, and released on parole.

1. An offender who is sentenced after June 30, 1991, for a crime committed before July 1, 1985, and who is released on parole for a term less than life must, if the offender has no serious infraction of the terms and conditions of his or her parole or the laws of this state recorded against the offender, be allowed for the period the offender is actually on parole a deduction of 2 months for each of the first 2 years, 4 months for each of the next 2 years and 5 months for each of the remaining years of the term, and pro rata for any part of a year where the actual term served is for more or less than a year. Credit must be recorded on a monthly basis as earned.
2. An offender who is sentenced after June 30, 1991, for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1985, and who is released on parole for a term less than life must, if the offender has no serious infraction of the terms and conditions of his or her parole or the laws of this state recorded against the offender, be allowed for the period the offender is actually on parole a deduction of 10 days from the offender’s sentence for each month the offender serves.
3. An offender is entitled to the deductions authorized by this section only if the offender satisfies the conditions of subsection 1 or 2, as determined by the Director. The Chief Parole and Probation Officer or other person responsible for the supervision of an offender shall report to the Director the failure of an offender to satisfy those conditions.
4. Credits earned pursuant to this section must, in addition to any credits earned pursuant to NRS 209.443, 209.446, 209.4465, 209.4475, 209.448 and 209.449, be deducted from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term imposed by the sentence, as applicable.
5. The Director shall maintain records of the credits to which each offender is entitled pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1409; A 1993, 557; 1997, 3183; 1999, 136; 2003, 408; 2013, 226)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.448 - Credits for completion of program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder. [Effective through June 30, 2025.] Credits for completion of program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder. [Effective July 1, 2025.]

1. An offender who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department or the laws of the State recorded against the offender must be allowed, in addition to the credits provided pursuant to NRS 209.433, 209.443, 209.446 or 209.4465, a deduction of not more than 60 days from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term of the offender’s sentence, as applicable, for the successful completion of a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder which is conducted jointly by the Department and a person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor intern or a clinical alcohol and drug counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS.
2. The provisions of this section apply to any offender who is sentenced on or after October 1, 1991.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1404; A 1993, 1520; 1995, 1254; 1997, 3184; 1999, 1881, 3063; 2001, 219; 2007, 3083, 3178; 2013, 227)
1. An offender who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department or the laws of the State recorded against the offender must be allowed, in addition to the credits provided pursuant to NRS 209.433, 209.443, 209.446 or 209.4465, a deduction of not more than 60 days from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term of the offender’s sentence, as applicable, for the successful completion of a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder which is conducted jointly by the Department and a person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor intern or a clinical alcohol and drug counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS.
2. Unless an offender has elected to be subject to the provisions of NRS 209.4467, the provisions of this section apply to any offender who is sentenced on or after October 1, 1991, for a crime committed before July 1, 2025.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1404; A 1993, 1520; 1995, 1254; 1997, 3184; 1999, 1881, 3063; 2001, 219; 2007, 3083, 3178; 2013, 227; 2023, 2314, effective July 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.449 - Credits for completion of vocational education and training or other program. [Effective through June 30, 2025.] Credits for completion of vocational education and training or other program. [Effective July 1, 2025.]

1. An offender who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or the laws of the State recorded against the offender must be allowed, in addition to the credits provided pursuant to NRS 209.433, 209.443, 209.446 or 209.4465, a deduction of 60 days from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term of the offender’s sentence, as applicable, for the successful completion of:
(a) A program of vocational education and training; or
(b) Any other program approved by the Director.
2. If the offender completes such a program with meritorious or exceptional achievement, the Director may allow not more than 60 days of credit in addition to the 60 days allowed for completion of the program.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1883; A 1991, 782; 1993, 137; 1995, 1254; 1997, 3184; 2003, 1368; 2007, 3178; 2013, 227)
1. Unless an offender has elected to be subject to the provisions of NRS 209.4467, an offender who is serving a sentence for a crime committed before July 1, 2025, and who has no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department, the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or the laws of the State recorded against the offender must be allowed, in addition to the credits provided pursuant to NRS 209.433, 209.443, 209.446 or 209.4465, a deduction of 60 days from the maximum term or the maximum aggregate term of the offender’s sentence, as applicable, for the successful completion of:
(a) A program of vocational education and training; or
(b) Any other program approved by the Director.
2. If the offender completes such a program with meritorious or exceptional achievement, the Director may allow not more than 60 days of credit in addition to the 60 days allowed for completion of the program.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1883; A 1991, 782; 1993, 137; 1995, 1254; 1997, 3184; 2003, 1368; 2007, 3178; 2013, 227; 2023, 2315, effective July 1, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4495 - Limitation on amount of credit offender may earn.

1. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 209.432 to 209.453, inclusive, which entitles an offender to receive credit or which authorizes the Director to allow credit for an offender, an offender may not earn more than the amount of credit required to expire his or her sentence.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce retroactively the amount of credit earned by an offender if doing so would constitute a violation under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 37; A 2023, 2315)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.451 - Forfeiture and restoration of credits.

1. If an offender:
(a) Commits an assault upon his or her keeper or a foreman, officer, offender or other person, or otherwise endangers life;
(b) Is guilty of a flagrant disregard of the regulations of the Department or of the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement;
(c) Commits a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony; or
(d) In a civil action, in state or federal court, is found by the court to have presented a pleading, written motion or other document in writing to the court which:
(1) Contains a claim or defense that is included for an improper purpose, including, without limitation, for the purpose of harassing the offender’s opponent, causing unnecessary delay in the litigation or increasing the cost of the litigation;
(2) Contains a claim, defense or other argument which is not warranted by existing law or by a reasonable argument for a change in existing law or a change in the interpretation of existing law; or
(3) Contains allegations or information presented as fact for which evidentiary support is not available or is not likely to be discovered after further investigation,
the offender forfeits all deductions of time earned by the offender before the commission of that offense or act, or forfeits such part of those deductions as the Director considers just.
2. If an offender commits a serious violation of the regulations of the Department or of the terms and conditions of his or her residential confinement or if an offender violates subsection 4 of NRS 209.367, the offender may forfeit all or part of such deductions, in the discretion of the Director.
3. A forfeiture may be made only by the Director after proof of the commission of an act prohibited pursuant to this section and notice to the offender in the manner prescribed in the regulations of the Department. The decision of the Director regarding a forfeiture is final.
4. The Director may restore credits forfeited for such reasons as the Director considers proper.
5. As used in this section, "civil action" includes a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in state or federal court.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 852; A 1985, 687, 1926; 1991, 1410; 1995, 210; 1997, 1642; 1999, 146)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.453 - Expedited resolution of challenge to computation of time served.

The Department shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for the expedited resolution of a challenge to the computation of time that an offender has served which is brought by the offender within 180 days immediately preceding the expiration date of his or her term of imprisonment as calculated by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3010)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.457 - Program for operating conservation camps.

1. The State Forester Firewarden shall, in cooperation with the Department, establish and carry out a program for operating conservation camps in this State.
2. The program established pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May use offenders who are committed to the custody of the Department and 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 to perform work relating to firefighting, forestry conservation programs, public safety and other work projects, including, without limitation, day labor projects, emergency response and work projects that promote conservation of natural resources and human resources; and
(b) Must include the training necessary to prepare the staff of a conservation camp and the offenders assigned to the conservation camp to assist in firefighting and other work projects in a safe manner.
3. The State Forester Firewarden, with the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, may enter into:
(a) Contracts with any state or federal public agency, municipal corporation or any person for the performance of conservation projects, including, without limitation, conservation projects relating to forest fire protection and control, watershed management, soil conservation, vegetation management, range management and the beautification of highways; and
(b) Cooperative agreements with federal agencies, counties, county fire protection districts, cities and private landowners to carry out a program for operating conservation camps as set forth in this section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 4)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.459 - Employment of offenders: Report on potential impacts of new program; program for employment in services and manufacturing; submission of contract related to new program for approval.

1. The Director shall:
(a) Submit a report to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary identifying the potential impacts of any new program for the employment of offenders on private employers and labor in this State. In preparing such a report, the Director shall include any information required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 209.461 and must perform due diligence in obtaining such information from:
(1) The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;
(2) The Department of Business and Industry;
(3) The Office of Economic Development; and
(4) Representatives of organized labor in this State.
(b) Seek and present the recommendations of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary to the Board of State Prison Commissioners and, with the approval of the Board of State Prison Commissioners, establish and carry out a program for the employment of offenders in services and manufacturing conducted by institutions of the Department or by private employers.
2. Before any new program for the employment of offenders is established pursuant to this section, the Director shall submit any contract related to the employment of such offenders to the State Board of Examiners for approval.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1381; A 1987, 1019; 2001, 2392; 2013, 1802; 2021, 2519)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4615 - Offender to obtain approval of Director for employment, contractual activity or business activity; private employment of offender.

1. An offender shall obtain the approval of the Director before the offender:
(a) Engages in any employment, including, but not limited to, employment by a private employer or self-employment;
(b) Enters into a contract; or
(c) Participates in a business activity.
2. The Director has sole discretion to approve or disapprove employment, contractual activity or business activity pursuant to subsection 1 and may withdraw approval at any time.
3. An offender who is employed by a private employer shall:
(a) Deposit his or her income from such employment in the offender’s individual account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund;
(b) Provide the Director with a copy of all the offender’s federal income tax returns, reports and withholding forms when they become available to the offender; and
(c) Provide the Director with a record of any of the offender’s bank accounts, including, but not limited to, a checking account, savings account, investment account or account with a brokerage firm, upon a request from the Director.
4. Upon request of the Director, a private employer who employs an offender shall provide the Director with:
(a) Monthly statements accounting for all wages the employer paid to the offender; and
(b) Any additional information concerning the employment of the offender that is requested by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3177)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.481 - Assignment of offender to institution or facility of minimum security.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 176A.780, the Director shall not assign any prisoner to an institution or facility of minimum security if the prisoner:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484C.400, 484C.410, 484C.430, 484C.440, 488.420, 488.425 and 488.427, is not eligible for parole or release from prison within a reasonable period;
(b) Has recently committed a serious infraction of the rules of an institution or facility of the Department;
(c) Has not performed the duties assigned to him or her in a faithful and orderly manner;
(d) Has ever been convicted of a sexual offense that is punishable as a felony;
(e) Has, within the immediately preceding year, been convicted of any crime involving the use or threatened use of force or violence against a victim that is punishable as a felony; or
(f) Has attempted to escape or has escaped from an institution of the Department.
2. The Director shall, by regulation, establish procedures for classifying and selecting qualified prisoners.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1058; A 1981, 341; 1991, 218; 2001 Special Session, 196; 2005, 167, 617; 2007, 3178; 2013, 192, 1847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4815 - Procedure for emergency purchase of supplies, materials or equipment.

The Director may establish a procedure for the emergency purchase of supplies, materials or equipment for industrial and agricultural programs in institutions of the Department with money dedicated for that purpose. No such purchases may be made without the prior permission of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration. If such a procedure is established by the Director, the provisions of chapter 333 of NRS do not apply to those emergency purchases.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1021; A 1993, 1521)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4818 - Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary: Duties relating to industrial programs.

1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary shall:
(a) Be informed on issues and developments relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions;
(b) Submit a semiannual report to the Interim Finance Committee before July 1 and December 1 of each year on the status of current and proposed industrial programs for correctional institutions;
(c) Report to the Legislature on any other matter relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions that it deems appropriate;
(d) Recommend three persons to the Director for appointment as the Deputy Director for Industrial Programs whenever a vacancy exists;
(e) Before any new industrial program is established by the Director, review the proposed program for compliance with the requirements of subsections 2, 3, 4 and 7 of NRS 209.461 and submit to the Director its recommendations concerning the proposed program; and
(f) Review each state-sponsored industry program established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 209.461 to determine whether the program is operating profitably. If the Committee determines that a program has incurred a net loss in 3 consecutive fiscal years, the Committee shall report its finding to the Director with a recommendation regarding whether the program should be continued or terminated. If the Director does not accept the recommendation of the Committee, the Director shall submit a written report to the Committee setting forth his or her reasons for rejecting the recommendation.
2. Upon the request of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary, the Director and the Deputy Director for Industrial Programs shall provide to the Committee any information that the Committee determines is relevant to the performance of the duties of the Committee.
3. As used in this section, "state-sponsored industry program" means a program for the vocational training or employment of offenders which does not include a contract of employment with a private employer.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2391; A 2007, 68; 2013, 1806; 2021, 2522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4827 - Centers to house offenders.

The Director may:
1. With the approval of the Board, establish centers to house offenders within a community so they may work to earn wages with which to make restitution to the victims of their crimes.
2. If space is available, assign to the center:
(a) An offender participating in a work or educational release program.
(b) An offender who has been paroled if such a request is made by the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 615; A 1983, 385; 1993, 1521; 2001, 2588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4829 - Assignment of offender to center.

The Director may assign an offender to a center for the purpose of making restitution only if:
1. The offender requests the assignment;
2. The Director determines that the offender is suitable for the assignment;
3. The court set an amount of restitution pursuant to NRS 176.033; and
4. The offender makes an assignment to the Department of his or her wages earned while at the center.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 615; A 1989, 678)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4831 - Deduction from wages of offender for living expenses.

The Director shall determine, with the approval of the Board, an amount to be deducted from the wages of each parolee or other offender assigned to a center to offset the cost of providing the offender with housing, transportation, meals and medical and dental services at the center.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 616; A 1983, 385; 1985, 591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4837 - Agreement for assignment and distribution of wages of offender; schedule of restitution.

Once the Director determines that restitution voluntarily offered by the offender can be made, the Director shall attempt to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the offender which provides for an assignment to the Department of all wages which the offender earns:
1. To make restitution payments:
(a) To the victims of any crime for which the offender is incarcerated and for which an amount of restitution was set pursuant to NRS 176.033; and
(b) For expenses related to extradition in accordance with NRS 179.225;
2. To reimburse the Department in part for its costs in providing the offender housing, transportation, meals and medical and dental services at the center, if applicable; and
3. For the offender’s own account to the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund.
The agreement must contain a schedule of restitution payments to be made to all victims of crimes for which the offender is incarcerated and for which an amount of restitution was set pursuant to NRS 176.033. The payments may be made subject to such terms as the Director considers advisable.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 616; A 1985, 591, 1898; 1989, 678, 1130; 1993, 936)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4841 - Distribution of earnings of offender.

1. The Director shall arrange for all earnings of an offender assigned to a center to be paid directly from the employer of the offender to the Department.
2. The Department shall:
(a) From the wages of an offender who has been paroled:
(1) Deduct the amount for housing, transportation, meals and medical and dental services determined under NRS 209.4831; and
(2) Distribute any remainder to the offender.
(b) From the wages of any other offender:
(1) Deduct the amount for housing, transportation, meals and medical and dental services determined under NRS 209.4831;
(2) Distribute any amount required by the schedule of restitution payments; and
(3) Deposit any remainder to the offender’s account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund,
in that order or priority.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 617; A 1983, 385; 1985, 592; 1989, 1130)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4843 - Termination of payments of restitution.

Payments of restitution through the Department must terminate:
1. When the offender is released from prison, except that the payments may be continued as a condition of parole; or
2. When the victim has received the full amount set by the court pursuant to NRS 176.033,
whichever occurs first.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 617; A 1985, 1898; 1989, 679; 1993, 149)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4871 - Definitions.As used in NRS 209.4871 to 209.4889, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 209.4873 to 209.488, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 1160; A 2003, 2578)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4883 - Judicial program: Establishment; assignment of offenders; supervision of offenders.

1. A judicial district may establish a judicial program for reentry of offenders and parolees into the community pursuant to this section.
2. If a judicial district establishes a judicial program pursuant to this section, the reentry court shall:
(a) Determine whether offenders who are referred by the Director pursuant to NRS 209.4886 should be assigned to the custody of the Division to participate in a judicial program.
(b) Determine whether parolees who are referred by the Chair of the State Board of Parole Commissioners pursuant to NRS 213.625 should be ordered by the Board to participate in a judicial program as a condition of their parole.
(c) Supervise offenders and parolees participating in the judicial program during their participation in the judicial program.
3. An offender may not be assigned to the custody of the Division to participate in a judicial program unless the reentry court grants prior approval of the assignment pursuant to this section.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.625, a parolee may not participate in a judicial program as a condition of his or her parole unless the reentry court grants prior approval for his or her participation pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1160; A 2003, 2578)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.4887 - Correctional program: Establishment; assignment of offenders; restitution.

1. The Director may establish a correctional program for reentry of offenders and parolees into the community pursuant to this section.
2. If the Director establishes a correctional program pursuant to this section, the Director shall:
(a) Determine whether offenders in the custody of the Department are suitable to participate in a correctional program.
(b) Determine whether parolees who are referred by the Chair of the State Board of Parole Commissioners pursuant to NRS 213.632 are suitable to participate in a correctional program as a condition of their parole.
(c) Request that the Chair of the State Board of Parole Commissioners assign to a correctional program offenders and parolees determined by the Director to be suitable to participate in a correctional program, under the terms and conditions agreed upon by the Director and the Chair, including, if appropriate, supervision of the offenders and parolees by the Division during their participation in the correctional program.
3. An offender or parolee may not be assigned to the custody of the Division to participate in a correctional program unless the Director grants prior approval of the assignment pursuant to this section.
4. The Division may receive and distribute restitution paid by an offender assigned to the custody of the Division pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2573; A 2013, 193)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.492 - Status while participating in work or educational release program or other assignment.

Any offender participating in work or educational release programs or in any other classification assignment under the provisions of this chapter, other than parole:
1. Continues to be in the legal custody of the Director during the offender’s absence from an institution.
2. Is considered within the confines of the institution for these purposes, and is subject to all provisions of law pertaining to his or her confinement, regardless of the location of his or her assignment.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 853)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.501 - Temporary furloughs.

1. The Director may grant temporary furloughs consistent with classification evaluations and requirements:
(a) To permit offenders to:
(1) Be interviewed by prospective employers;
(2) Respond to family emergencies; or
(3) Participate in other approved activities.
(b) For such other purposes as may be deemed appropriate by the Director with the approval of the Board.
2. Furloughs:
(a) Are limited to the confines of the State.
(b) Must not be granted to offenders:
(1) Sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
(2) Imprisoned for violations of chapter 201 of NRS who have not been certified by the designated board as eligible for parole.
(c) Must not be granted to an offender who is imprisoned for committing a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, unless the Director makes a finding that the offender is not likely to pose a threat to the victim of the battery.
3. The Director shall notify appropriate law enforcement authorities in the affected county or city to anticipate the arrival of the offender within their jurisdiction and inform them of the date and time of the offender’s arrival, the reason the furlough was granted, the time when the furlough expires and any other pertinent information which the Director deems appropriate.
4. The Director with the approval of the Board shall adopt regulations for administering the provisions of this section and governing the conduct of offenders granted a furlough.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 853; A 1997, 1816)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.517 - Notice to Department of Motor Vehicles when certain offenders have completed period of imprisonment or are placed on residential confinement.

The Director shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when an offender who has had his or her license, permit or privilege to drive revoked pursuant to NRS 483.460 has completed a period of imprisonment or is placed on residential confinement. The notification process must conform to the guidelines provided in regulation by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 483.460.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2051; A 2009, 1861)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections › NRS 209.521 - Notification of victim of escape or release of offender.

1. If a victim of an offender provides his or her current address to the Director and makes a written request for notification of the offender’s release or escape, the Director shall notify the victim if the offender:
(a) Will be released into the community for the purpose of employment, training or education, or for any other purpose for which release is authorized; or
(b) Has escaped from the custody of the Department.
2. An offender must not be temporarily released into the community for any purpose unless notification of the release has been given to every victim of the offender who has requested notification and has provided his or her current address.
3. The Director may not be held responsible for any injury proximately caused by the Director’s failure to give any notice required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 if no address was provided to the Director or the address provided is inaccurate or not current.
4. All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current or former address, which pertains to a victim and which is received by the Director pursuant to this section is confidential.
5. As used in this section, "victim" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 213.005.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2098; A 1997, 3244; 2001 Special Session, 197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.002 - "Basic demographics" defined.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "basic demographics" includes, without limitation:
1. A prisoner’s:
(a) Name;
(b) Inmate number;
(c) Age at the time of his or her death; and
(d) Gender;
2. The date of the admission of a prisoner to a county or city jail;
3. The date of the death of a prisoner;
4. The location of a prisoner at the time of his or her death; and
5. The probable cause of the death of a prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.007 - Required information before questioning prisoner regarding immigration status.

Before questioning a prisoner who is in the custody of a county or city jail or detention facility regarding his or her immigration status, the person seeking to question the prisoner shall inform the prisoner of the purpose of the questions regarding the immigration status of the prisoner.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2223)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.010 - County to maintain county jail; location; agreements for detention of prisoners.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at least one county jail must be built or provided in each county, and maintained in good repair at the expense of the county. The county jail required by this section is not required to be located in conjunction with the office of the sheriff that is maintained at the county seat if the board of county commissioners determines that a different location in the county would better serve the needs of the county. Upon such a determination, the county jail may be located at any place in the county.
2. The board of county commissioners of a county, with the concurrence of the sheriff, may enter into an agreement with any other county or city in this State, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, for the construction, operation or maintenance of a jail or the detention of the prisoners of the county.
[1:21:1861; B § 3799; BH § 2137; C § 2259; RL § 7603; NCL § 11520]—(NRS A 1977, 367; 1981, 646; 1991, 12; 2001, 473)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.020 - Duties of county commissioners.

The board of county commissioners:
1. Is responsible for building, inspecting and repairing any county or branch county jail located in its county.
2. Once every 3 months, shall inquire into the security of the jail and the treatment and condition of the prisoners.
3. Shall take all necessary precautions against escape, sickness, infection, suicide and death.
4. Shall review all available information concerning deaths of prisoners in the county jail and any branch county jail, including, without limitation, information received from the sheriff pursuant to NRS 211.030. At least twice each year, the board shall include as an item on the agenda of a public meeting of the board, consideration of the conditions of the county jail and any branch county jail and the number of deaths of prisoners in the county jail and any branch county jail and the known circumstances surrounding any such deaths, including, without limitation, basic demographics and information submitted pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242, during the immediately preceding 6 months.
[2:21:1861; B § 3800; BH § 2138; C § 2260; RL § 7604; NCL § 11521]—(NRS A 1977, 367; 1981, 646; 2019, 2196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.030 - Sheriff is custodian of jail; appointment and compensation of jailers; report of death of prisoner; biannual report regarding deaths of prisoners.

1. The sheriff is the custodian of the jail in his or her county, and of the prisoners therein, and shall keep the jail personally, or by his or her deputy, or by a jailer or jailers appointed by the sheriff for that purpose, for whose acts the sheriff is responsible.
2. All jailers employed or appointed by the sheriff are entitled to receive a fair and adequate monthly compensation, to be paid out of the county treasury, for their services.
3. Not later than 48 hours after the death of a prisoner in the county jail or any branch county jail in his or her county, the sheriff shall report the death to the board of county commissioners. The report must include, without limitation, basic demographics.
4. The sheriff shall submit to the board a biannual report that contains aggregated data similar to the information submitted pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Public Law 113-242, concerning the deaths of prisoners in the county jail and any branch county jail in his or her county during the immediately preceding 6 months and the circumstances surrounding any such deaths.
[Part 3:21:1861; A 1862, 120; 1866, 189; B § 3801; BH § 2139; C § 2261; RL § 7605; NCL § 11522] + [Part 4:21:1861; A 1866, 189; B § 3802; BH § 2140; C § 2262; RL § 7606; NCL § 11523]—(NRS A 1977, 367; 1981, 647; 2019, 2197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.040 - Transfer of prisoners.

1. Payment of expenses and the method of transporting a prisoner from a county jail to an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections must be as provided in chapter 209 of NRS. When a prisoner is transferred from the county jail to such an institution or facility, the sheriff shall provide the Director of the Department of Corrections with a written report pertaining to the medical, psychiatric, behavioral or criminal aspects of the prisoner’s history. This report may be based upon observations of the prisoner while confined in the county jail and must note in particular any medication or medical treatment administered in the jail, including the type, dosage and frequency of administration.
2. Except as provided in subsection 1, the sheriff, personally or by his or her deputy, or by one or more of his or her jailers, shall transfer all prisoners within his or her county to whatever place of imprisonment the sentence of the court may require, at as early a date after the sentence as practicable. For that purpose, the board of county commissioners shall pay all necessary costs, charges and expenses of the prisoner or prisoners, and of the officer or officers having charge thereof, to which must be added mileage for each officer, at the rate of 20 cents per mile, one way only.
3. The provisions of subsection 2 apply in cases where prisoners are taken from county jails to be tried in any courts in other counties.
[Part 4:21:1861; A 1866, 189; B § 3802; BH § 2140; C § 2262; RL § 7606; NCL § 11523]—(NRS A 1973, 162; 1977, 367, 868; 1981, 647; 1983, 725; 2001 Special Session, 197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.050 - Forfeiture by sheriff or jailer who defrauds prisoner of allowance; action by board of county commissioners.

Any sheriff or jailer who defrauds a prisoner of his or her allowance, or does not allow a reasonable allowance and accommodation, forfeits $50 for each offense. The money may be recovered in an appropriate civil action by the board of county commissioners.
[5:21:1861; B § 3803; BH § 2141; C § 2263; RL § 7607; NCL § 11524]—(NRS A 1977, 368; 1981, 647)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.060 - Detention of United States prisoners in county jails.

1. A person may be committed under the authority of the United States to any county jail if a contract has been concluded between the United States and the sheriff of the county, upon payment of:
(a) All actual and reasonably necessary costs of his or her confinement, including the direct cost of his or her support and an allocated share of the cost of maintaining the jail and guarding the prisoners, as compensation to the county for the use of the jail; and
(b) All legal fees of the jailer.
2. The sheriff shall receive such prisoners, and subject them to the same employment, discipline and treatment, and be liable for any neglect of duty as in the case of other prisoners, but the county is not liable for any escape.
[8:21:1861; A 1909, 141; RL § 7610; NCL § 11527]—(NRS A 1977, 217; 1981, 1562)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.080 - Prisoner may be removed to another jail: Procedure; costs.

1. If for any sufficient cause, any sheriff thinks it expedient that any prisoner be removed from the jail in his or her county, upon consent of the sheriff or the sheriff’s duly authorized representative of any other county within the State, the sheriff of such other county may permit such prisoner to be removed to the jail in his or her county, to be detained there in the same manner and by the same process as in the jail from where such prisoner was removed, until remanded back by a similar process or discharged according to law.
2. All expenses of removing and maintaining prisoners incurred under subsection 1 shall be defrayed by the county from which they were so removed.
[10:21:1861; B § 3808; BH § 2146; C § 2268; RL § 7612; NCL § 11529] + [11:21:1861; B § 3809; BH § 2147; C § 2269; RL § 7613; NCL § 11530]—(NRS A 1973, 734)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.090 - Branch county jails may be established; confinement of prisoners.

1. A board of county commissioners may establish a branch county jail in any township in the county except the township where the county jail required by NRS 211.010 is located, if in its judgment the public needs require it, and provide that persons charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor in the township in which a branch county jail is located may be imprisoned in the branch county jail instead of in the county jail.
2. Any judge or justice of the peace before whom a conviction may be had may order that a prisoner be imprisoned in the county jail of the county wherein the conviction may be had if the public safety or the safety of the prisoner requires it.
[1:136:1907; RL § 7614; NCL § 11531]—(NRS A 1977, 368; 1981, 372, 647; 2001, 473)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.110 - Jailer may be directed to work prisoners in branch jails on public roads.

The board of county commissioners may direct the jailer of such branch county jail to work the prisoners on the public roads of the county where the branch county jail is located.
[3:136:1907; RL § 7616; NCL § 11533]—(NRS A 1977, 368; 1981, 372, 648)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 211 - Local Facilities for Detention › NRS 211.115 - Appointment of administrator.

In a county in which a metropolitan police department is established, the governing body of any participating city may:
1. Establish a department of detention and may appoint a person to administer the detention facilities; or
2. Appoint a person to administer its jail.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 646; A 1985, 1894; 1989, 1176; 1993, 2528)