Ely State Prison
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39.3855°N 114.9384°W / 39.3855; -114.9384
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Location | 4569 North State Route 490 Ely, Nevada 89702[1] |
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Coordinates | 39°23′7.80″N 114°56′18.24″W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 1,150[1] |
Population | 1,125 male inmates[2] (as of May 10, 2017) |
Opened | July 1989 |
Managed by | Nevada Department of Corrections |
Warden | William Allan Gittere [1] Associate Wardens Harold Mike Byrne William Gittere |
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Ely State Prison (ESP) is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada,[3] about 9 miles (14 km) north of Ely.[4] The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. As of 2010[update], the prison has a staff of 406 and is a major employer in the Ely area.[1] As of September 2010, the prison housed 1,077 male inmates.[2]
The state's death row for men is located at Ely State Prison,[1] as is the execution chamber, which opened in 2016.