The Legislature leased the property of the Warm Springs Hotel, just east of Carson City, for use as a Prison.

The Governor, Secretary of State, and the Attorney General were named as the Board of Prison Commissioners, an arrangement that continues today.

In May 1870, a substantial portion of the prison burned and construction of new facilities began immediately, using the native stone and inmate labor.

Expansion of the Prison began in the early 1960s with the construction of a second facility on Carson City, which became the Northern Nevada correctional Center.

Correctional cadets undergo a hiring process through the department's personnel unit in Carson City, Las Vegas and Ely, Nevada.

According to the NRS's, the definition of any probationary employee means the person may be terminated at any time for any-or no reason.

These inmates meet a strict criminal history and behavioral criteria and are supervised by the Division of Parole & Probation.

[8] Previously it was located in a former gas chamber in Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

[4] Due to a lack of elevator access this gas chamber was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).