Nevada Revised Statutes 209.0843 – ‘Solitary confinement’ defined
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‘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:
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.