Lovelock Correctional Center Explained

Prison Name:Lovelock Correctional Center
Location:1200 Prison Road, Pershing County, Nevada, 89419 U.S.
Coordinates:40.2228°N -118.3883°W 40.221123, -118.389614
Status:Operational every day
Classification:Minimum-Close
Population:1,680
Opened:August 1995
Warden:Tim Garrett
Prisoners:O. J. Simpson (2008–2017)

Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Pershing County, Nevada, United States, near Lovelock.[1]

History

Lovelock is in Pershing County and is the seventh major institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections.[1] It was constructed and opened in two phases. The first started in August 1995 with two 168-cell housing units. Each 80ft2 cell can house two inmates. Construction on the second phase saw two 168-cell units and two 84-cell units made available for the institution to hold 1,680 offenders.[1] Its industrial plant, housed in two 20000ft2 buildings, makes garments and mattresses.[1]

The facility received wide media coverage in 2008 when former American football star O. J. Simpson was sent there after being sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment. He had been convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping the year before.

His sentence required him to serve a minimum of nine years before becoming eligible for parole. Parole was granted to him on July 20, 2017, in his first year of eligibility.[2] [3] He was released on October 1, 2017.[4]

Notable inmates

Tony Ray Amati (inmate number 66673) is serving a life sentence with parole,[5] having been convicted of murdering three people.[6] Convicted murderers Darren Mack and Craig Titus are both housed at this facility.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) . . January 15, 2016 . January 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123140852/http://doc.nv.gov/Facilities/LCC_Facility/ . live.
  2. Web site: Parole board votes to release O.J. Simpson from prison in October . Espn.com . 20 July 2017 . 2020-09-08 . 2018-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004232720/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20114132 . live .
  3. Web site: Arseniuk . Melissa . Ryan . Cy . O.J. transferred to Lovelock . . December 19, 2008 . 2020-09-08 . 2017-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728171102/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/19/oj-tranferred-lovelock/ . live .
  4. Web site: O.J. Simpson walks out of Nevada prison after 9 years. October 2017. 2020-09-08. 2020-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924161805/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/01/us/oj-simpson-released-from-prison/index.html. live.
  5. News: Tony Ray Amati (1) . Reno Gazette-Journal . 10 December 1999 . 51 .
  6. Web site: Thrill killer gets 40 years in prison . 9 December 1999 .