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Ely State Prison

P.O. Box 1989, 4569 North Slate Rt.
Nevada
Male prison
(775) 289-8800
Ely
Opened in 1989
Prison Description

Ely State Prison opened in July 1989 and is the designated maximum-security prison for the State of Nevada. The facility is located approximately nine miles north of Ely in White Pine County. The prison was built in two phases: Phase I was completed and opened in August 1989, and Phase II was completed in November 1990. The original design was for 1,054 inmates, but the capacity has subsequently been increased to 1,183 inmates.

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Can you tell me the mail room rules for posting letters etc to an inmate of death row?