Legislative committees vote to close Nevada State Prison in April 2012
Nevada State Prison in Carson City is slated to close in April 2012, 150 years after it first opened.
The Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Ways and Means Committee voted Saturday to close Nevada State Prison next year to save the state $17 million. Most of the inmates and staff will be transfered to other facilities, but approximately 30 employees will lose their jobs. The Las Vegas Sun has the details.
Below is a video I shot inside the execution chamber at the prison a few years ago.