‘Solitary confinement’ means the housing of an offender in a location where the offender is restricted to a cell for at least 22 hours per day for the purpose of separating the offender from the general population for the:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 209.0843

  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

1.  Protection of:

(a) The health or safety of the offender from other offenders; or

(b) The life or property of the staff or other offenders; or

2.  Security or orderly operation of the facility or institution.