The Director shall:
1. Establish programs to provide medical, psychological, psychiatric and other appropriate forms of counseling to offenders under the jurisdiction of the Department in accordance with classification requirements.
2. Administer programs of general education, vocational training and other rehabilitation for offenders established by the Board.
3. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, purchase textbooks for use by offenders who are enrolled in courses of general education and vocational training offered by any branch or facility of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Any textbooks purchased pursuant to this section must remain the property of the State and must be reissued to offenders as appropriate.
4. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, establish programs of research, statistics and planning to:
(a) Determine and review periodically the effectiveness of the Department’s programs of education, vocational training and other rehabilitation for offenders;
(b) Provide annually, and at other times when so requested, to the Board, the Governor and the Legislature information pertaining to:
(1) The number of offenders who are participating in and who complete those programs;
(2) The effectiveness of those programs in accomplishing their purposes; and
(3) The number of offenders who are returned to prison after their release; and
(c) Effect appropriate changes in the programs established by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 850; A 1979, 309, 1379; 1987, 1174; 1993, 365)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections
NRS 209.021 - "Board" defined.
NRS 209.031 - "Classification" defined.
NRS 209.041 - "Custody" defined.
NRS 209.051 - "Department" defined.
NRS 209.061 - "Director" defined.
NRS 209.065 - "Facility" defined.
NRS 209.071 - "Institution" defined.
NRS 209.075 - "Manager" defined.
NRS 209.077 - "Medical Director" defined.
NRS 209.081 - "Offender" defined.
NRS 209.083 - "Private facility or institution" defined.
NRS 209.085 - "Warden" defined.
NRS 209.101 - Department created; Board of State Prison Commissioners.
NRS 209.111 - Powers and duties of Board.
NRS 209.131 - Director of Department: Duties.
NRS 209.1315 - Director of Department: Training of correctional staff.
NRS 209.132 - Director of Department: Authority to delegate powers, duties or functions.
NRS 209.136 - Director of Department: Notification of Legislature regarding certain matters.
NRS 209.141 - Agreements with governmental agencies and private organizations.
NRS 209.151 - Deputy directors: Appointment; duties; other employment prohibited.
NRS 209.153 - Deputy Director for Industrial Programs: Retirement benefits.
NRS 209.161 - Wardens of institutions: Appointment; duties.
NRS 209.189 - Fund for Prison Industries.
NRS 209.192 - Fund for New Construction of Facilities for Prison Industries.
NRS 209.194 - Silver State Industries Endowment Fund.
NRS 209.225 - Investment and disbursement of interest and income of Offenders’ Store Fund.
NRS 209.239 - Regulation of personal property of offenders.
NRS 209.246 - Deductions from individual account of offender.
NRS 209.2473 - Regulations regarding deductions.
NRS 209.248 - Account for disbursements to offenders: Establishment; use; reimbursement.
NRS 209.249 - Package program for offenders: Establishment; limitations.
NRS 209.251 - Books and papers kept by Board or Director: Inspection; delivery to successors.
NRS 209.254 - Department to provide list of persons eligible for parole.
NRS 209.261 - Transportation of offender to appropriate institution or facility.
NRS 209.273 - Unnecessary expense not allowed; offenders transported collectively.
NRS 209.274 - Transportation of offender to appear before court.
NRS 209.281 - Temporary interstate transportation.
NRS 209.293 - Transfer of offender to correctional institution of another state.
NRS 209.301 - Transfer of minors to state facility for detention of children.
NRS 209.321 - Transfer of offender for psychiatric observation or treatment.
NRS 209.331 - Medical evaluation or treatment of offender outside institution or facility.
NRS 209.352 - Director may establish system for offender management.
NRS 209.356 - Director to establish program of regimental discipline.
NRS 209.361 - Director to adopt regulations and penalties for violations.
NRS 209.371 - Corporal punishment and inhumane treatment prohibited.
NRS 209.3815 - Autopsy of offenders.
NRS 209.387 - Legislative findings and declarations regarding programs for education of offenders.
NRS 209.393 - Regulations regarding literacy of offenders.
NRS 209.401 - Director may establish facilities for offenders to live in community.
NRS 209.417 - Offenders not to have access to telecommunications devices; exceptions.
NRS 209.423 - Visits and correspondence between offenders and others.
NRS 209.42305 - Prisoner contact with child of prisoner; use of equipment for videoconference.
NRS 209.42315 - "Co-occurring disorder" defined.
NRS 209.4232 - "Division" defined.
NRS 209.4233 - "Program of aftercare" defined.
NRS 209.4234 - "Substance use disorder" defined.
NRS 209.4235 - "Therapeutic community" defined.
NRS 209.4238 - Programs of aftercare.
NRS 209.424 - Offenders excluded from participation.
NRS 209.4242 - Director may contract with qualified persons.
NRS 209.4244 - Report by Director to Legislature.
NRS 209.427 - Assignment of offender to program; withdrawal of offender from program.
NRS 209.4299 - Submission of report concerning probationers participating in program.
NRS 209.433 - Credits for offender sentenced on or before June 30, 1969.
NRS 209.4465 - Credits for offender sentenced for crime committed on or after July 17, 1997.
NRS 209.449 - Credits for completion of vocational education and training or other program.
NRS 209.4495 - Limitation on amount of credit offender may earn.
NRS 209.451 - Forfeiture and restoration of credits.
NRS 209.453 - Expedited resolution of challenge to computation of time served.
NRS 209.457 - Program for operating conservation camps.
NRS 209.462 - Director to provide secure facility for production of license plates.
NRS 209.471 - Offender may be allowed to participate in program beneficial to community.
NRS 209.481 - Assignment of offender to institution or facility of minimum security.
NRS 209.4815 - Procedure for emergency purchase of supplies, materials or equipment.
NRS 209.4827 - Centers to house offenders.
NRS 209.4829 - Assignment of offender to center.
NRS 209.4831 - Deduction from wages of offender for living expenses.
NRS 209.4841 - Distribution of earnings of offender.
NRS 209.4843 - Termination of payments of restitution.
NRS 209.4873 - "Correctional program" defined.
NRS 209.4874 - "Division" defined.
NRS 209.4877 - "Judicial program" defined.
NRS 209.488 - "Reentry court" defined.
NRS 209.4883 - Judicial program: Establishment; assignment of offenders; supervision of offenders.
NRS 209.4887 - Correctional program: Establishment; assignment of offenders; restitution.
NRS 209.492 - Status while participating in work or educational release program or other assignment.
NRS 209.501 - Temporary furloughs.
NRS 209.521 - Notification of victim of escape or release of offender.