1200 Prison Rd.
Lovelock, Nevada 89419
(775) 977-5350
Administrative Staff
Nethanjah Breitenbach, Warden
Kara LeGrand, Associate Warden
Daniel Collier, Associate Warden
Historical
Located in Pershing County, Lovelock Correctional Center, the department's seventh major institution, was constructed and opened in two phases. The first phase opened in August 1995 with two 168-cell housing units. Each 80 square foot cell has the capacity to house two offenders. Construction on phase two began shortly after, and two additional 168-cell units and two 84-cell units were added to the institution, bringing the budgeted capacity to 1,680 offenders.
Staffing
In addition to the 213 Protective Service staff, Lovelock Correctional Center employs a number of professional and skilled staff:
- 14 skilled maintenance personnel
- 5 warehouse employees
- 5 correctional cooks
- 1 laundry/dry cleaning specialist
- 1 recreation specialist
- 13 classification specialists
- 9 administrative/clerical
Capacity
Lovelock houses medium-custody general population offenders and close-custody protective segregation offenders, along with a separate unit housing a small number of minimum-custody offenders. The total capacity for Lovelock is approximately 1,680 offenders.
Programs: Vocational Training, Educational Opportunities, and Treatment Services
Lovelock Correctional Center offers a wide range of programs for the offender population and an opportunity to enroll in educational classes in pursuit of a GED, high school diploma or college degrees. Lovelock’s legislatively approved Structured Living Program (SLP) is one of the most successful. SLP initially started as a 10-week military-style institutional orientation program. With the popularity among offenders, this program quickly expanded to a six-month regimen with opportunities for offenders to earn Merit Credits, attend classes, programs, education, attain jobs and participate in physical fitness training. Lovelock offers vocational training in areas of dry cleaning, culinary food service, computers, horticulture, RESPECT, ServSafe, and automotive maintenance and repair. Lovelock also has its own medical and mental health staff serving the offender population.
*Due to COVID-19, some programs may be suspended until further notice.
Prison Industries
The 40,000-square-foot Prison Industries building complex is comprised of two buildings, each containing two 10,000-square-foot rooms. Currently the Garment Factory utilizes both buildings.