Nevada Revised Statutes Section 209.341 - Correctional Institutions

Director to establish system of initial classification and evaluation for offenders; assignment of offender to appropriate institution or facility of Department. The Director shall:

1. Establish, with the approval of the Board, a system of initial classification and evaluation for offenders who are sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison; and

2. Assign every person who is sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison to an appropriate institution or facility of the Department. The assignment must be based on an evaluation of the offender’s records, particular needs and requirements for custody.

Last modified: February 26, 2006