Lovelock Correctional Center

The Lovelock Correctional Center is a state prison in the U.S. state of Nevada in Pershing County, near Lovelock.

History

Lovelock is located in Pershing County, and is one of seven institutions of the Nevada Department of Corrections. It was built in two phases and opened in two phases. The first phase was completed in August 1995. At that time, two blocks were opened with 168 cells. Each cell was provided for two prisoners. The construction of the second phase involved two 168 cell units and two 84 cell units. The LCC has a current capacity of 1,680 offenders. It has an industrial plant in the mattresses and fabrics are made ..

In 2008, the prison gained notoriety when the former football star OJ Simpson took his sentence here. Another prominent prisoner is the boxer Ike Ibeabuchi, the incarcerated for the rape of a striptease dancer in Lovelock.