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Nevada State Prison (NSP) was a penitentiary located in Carson City. The prison was in continuous operation since its establishment in 1862 and was managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. It was one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States- The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011.〔 It was designed to hold 841 inmates and employs a staff of 211.〔 In the early 20th century, the prison became the sole designated facility for executions by the state of Nevada. It carried out the first death sentence by gas chamber in the United States with the execution of Gee Jon on February 8, 1924.〔 The state of Nevada chose to close the facility for budgetary reasons. The prison closed its doors on May 18, 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.doc.nv.gov/?q=node/27 )〕 with all inmates transferred or released on early out. Even though the prison has closed, it is still designated as the site of executions for the State of Nevada.〔"(Department Organization )" ((Archive )). Nevada Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 19, 2015. "The site of executions is still the chamber in the Nevada State Prison."〕 ==Background== The prison was established in 1862 by the Nevada Territorial Legislature at the site of the Warm Springs Hotel, located east of Carson City in Nevada Territory. The legislature had been leasing the hotel from Abraham Curry and using the prison quarry to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol. In 1864, the territorial legislature acquired the hotel along with of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the prison. In October of that year, Nevada became a state and the newly written constitution established that the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada also functioned as the ex-officio warden of the prison. The Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General comprise the board of prison commissioners.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.doc.nv.gov/?q=node/73 )〕 In 1867, a fire destroyed the original building.〔 In 1870, a major portion of the prison burned down and was rebuilt with inmate labor and stone from the on-site quarry.〔 On September 17, 1871, lieutenant governor and warden Frank Denver was seriously injured in a prison break that involved 27 inmates. In 1872, Denver refused to concede the prison to Pressly C. Hyman, who had been appointed the new warden under legislation that repealed that responsibility from the lieutenant governor. Governor Lewis R. Bradley sent troops in March 1873 to force Denver to surrender.〔 With the legalization of gaming in Nevada, the prison allowed inmates to gamble in the Bull Pen, a casino that was set up in 1932 and closed in 1967.〔 The prison was expanded in 1964 by the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.doc.nv.gov/?q=node/28 )〕 The Nevada State Prison operated as a maximum security facility until 1989, when Ely State Prison was opened to fulfill that function.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nevada State Prison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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