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High Desert State Prison

2.8 (9 reviews)

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7 years ago

Meet some old friends here found out allot about them too food sucks and so does service..

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8 years ago

Ummm it was a good stay it got me into shape but really? No Washers or Soap dispensers ;(

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Southern Desert Correctional Center - The administration building.  Visitor entrance is to the right side of the building.

Southern Desert Correctional Center

2.8(5 reviews)
1.8 mi

I want to visit my son's father, they didn't bring him out for his visit because someone else was…read morestabbed, but what does that have to do with my visit? I drove two hours and spent $50 in gas to see him and then was told for an hour that he was coming after an hour I asked to speak with someone else, who said that he wasn't coming because someone else was stabbed so just because I started crying because my son was very sad, they escorted me out. I then email a visit request a month later saying my visits are suspended for six months because they refused to bring him to his visit and I started crying. I didn't make a scene or anything. I was just very sad for my five-year-old son who wanted to see his dad. How do you treat a single mother with a five year-old son who just wants to see his father that way? These people are heartless. They treat common visitors like inmates! My son's father only got a DUI and got 2 1/2 years, he says there's rats in the ceiling, I'm so glad he's going to the three lakes camp. I don't wanna deal with anybody that works here any more. I will be writing the word in a letter.

A 3 star rating for a prison? Seems like an oxymoron. This review is for my visit to the SDCC on…read moreFriday to see a friend who is incarcerated there. There are two prisons along US 95 as you near Indian Springs, Nevada. On the south side of Cold Creek Road is the Southern Desert Correctional Center which is a medium security facility. A little farther west on Cold Creek Road and on the north side is the High Desert Prison, a maximum security facility. Their location is perfect for the prisons--not too far for the workers to get there--about 60 miles NW of Las Vegas but surrounded by desert. Nothing but sand, stones, and desert plants for miles and miles and more miles. To see a prisoner, you have to get a form from the prison and return it filled out properly. I got my approval a couple of weeks after sending it in. Visiting days are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in two shifts--morning and afternoon. When you get there, you're buzzed into a small room where an officer gives you a paper to fill out noting the inmate you're visiting and your name and address. It's also a consent form to be body searched. If you don't agree to the search, you can't visit. Then you go back outside and wait. I got there a little after 11 AM for the Noon entry time. The officer told me it would be about 12:15 when they started. I also received a laminated card with a number--4 in my case--and that's the order you're called to enter the facility when it's time. At 12:15 give or take, the numbers 1-5 were told to enter. That gets you back into the air conditioned foyer. Each numbered party goes one at a time to the same officer as before. You now sign in on another form and surrender your car keys to the officer. The only thing you're allowed to have when you enter the secure part of the facility is your driver's license or other legal ID. No gum, candy, cell phones, etc., etc., etc. You can bring a plastic bag of quarters for the machines in the visiting room. You then go through a metal detector. When you pass this test, you get a metal ring with a number--the box your keys are in--and your visiting papers. You are then buzzed through another secure door to a wide, enclosed walkway that leads to another locked door through which you have to be buzzed to enter the screening area . You're called in order again and you go into a separate room where you remove your shoes and the officer does the body pat down search. Shoes back on and there's another locked door to be buzzed through and then a final one. That's five locked doors to gain access to the hallway that leads to the visiting room. You give information to the officer at a high stand in the visiting room and he enters the inmates name and number and then you're given the number of the table at which you meet your friend when they come to this visiting room, a room that holds 150 people. I had about a two hour visit with my friend and I was pleased my visit was a surprise and helped to break up his day. All of the staff I dealt with knew quickly that I was new to the routine and I was aided along the way. Several smiled and were friendly. I only got an attitude from one. Maybe he's tired of people like me but he was displaying his authority with gusto. One final note on the rules. You must NOT wear blue or any variation of blue as the inmates wear blue jeans and blue shirts. I wore tan cargo pants and a red shirt. Now that I know the drill, I'll be back to visit again in a month or so. It is an interesting experience. An OK place to visit, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to live there.

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Southern Desert Correctional Center - Another entrance sign.  They do like decorating with rock.

Another entrance sign. They do like decorating with rock.

Southern Desert Correctional Center - The driveway in.

The driveway in.

Southern Desert Correctional Center - The entrance.  You can see a guard tower near the 95 in the distance.  The Sheep Mountains rise on the far side of the 95.

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The entrance. You can see a guard tower near the 95 in the distance. The Sheep Mountains rise on the far side of the 95.

Las Vegas Detention Center City Jail

Las Vegas Detention Center City Jail

3.4(5 reviews)
35.9 miDowntown

I was a bit scared going in here, but the officers really do their job well. They understand people…read moregoing here may have just made a mistake and they seem to care. They treat them like normal people. The place was clean enough, with cement and stainless steel all around. They have inmate workers roaming around cleaning any messes as they appear, especially after meals. Speaking of which, in the holding area, there's only sack lunches: bologna and cheese sandwiches with mustard packets, apple, plus cookies and milk. How cool is that?! A jail which gives you cookies and milk! If you get to the housing unit (most don't, getting released on their Own Recognizance (OR)), you'll get a hot meal served to you in your cell. Your cell can have up to four people in it. Most units come out of their cell one hour in the morning, afternoon, and at night. There's a big TV in the middle of the room which you can see from most of the cells, even though you might not hear it. The library books are replenished weekly, so that keeps you busy, too. The Commissary selection is wide and varied, but comes just once a week (on Sundays). Your family and friends can order "care packages" from the commissary website. If you're there for more than a couple weeks, there are jobs to be had, cleaning, cooking, and serving meals. This, too, helps pass the time. I'm sure there are much worse places to stay, but the professional officers help elevate the mood and spirits of everyone here.

All of these 5 star reviews are either current or former employees. There is no way anyone coming…read morein or out of here would give this place a five star review . All the COs I have dealt with here have lost their Humanity . They do not treat people with dignity here . They play mind games with people because they think it's funny when someone is told that they will be released and put in a Cell by themselves for 3 hours in the hopes that they would be released . Only for them to wait on paperwork or for that individual to break , because their family had asked that they were administered their medication correctly, per a judge's order. My suggestion is if you, or a loved one find yourself here , remember everyone's name that you encounter . And be ready to file a complaint against them . Roaches hate the light .

High Desert State Prison - jailsandprisons - Updated May 2026

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