Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter211 County and City Jails |
REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES |
NAC211.230. Dormitories.
- Each dormitory must:
1. Have a ceiling which is at least 8 feet (244 centimeters) above the floor.
2. Have at least 25 square feet (2.32 square meters) of unencumbered space per inmate.
3. Not serve, at any one time, more inmates than is recommended in the Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities, 3rd Edition, published by the American Correctional Association. A copy of the Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities may be obtained from the American Correctional Association, Division of Communications and Publications, 4380 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, Maryland 20706-4322, at a price of $35, plus $7.25 for shipping and handling.
4. Contain a bed for each inmate; and
5. Contain an area for storage of inmates’ personal belongings, including clothing and towels.
[Bd. of Health, Jails and Local Correctional Institutions, §§ 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4 & 3.2.5, eff. 6-13-80]—(NAC A by R104-98, 11-24-98)