Nevada Southern Detention Center: Ready for Ramp-Up
Although construction on CCA’s Nevada Southern Detention Center is in its early stages, the 120-acre parcel where the facility will stand is bustling with daily activity. Construction began in early May and is on schedule to be completed by the third quarter of 2010.
Upon completion, Nevada Southern will be a 1,072-bed, medium-to maximum-security facility occupying 60 acres of the parcel where it's situated.
"Nevada Southern will be outfitted with state-of-the-art security electronics and equipment, and its design will incorporate energy-saving features," says Tim Debuse, CCA senior director, Project Development. Environmentally friendly features include low-flow toilets, lavatories and showers, as well as energy-efficient light fixtures and reflective white roofs.
"This is a new design that we believe will enable us to manage the population more efficiently, and it will also offer great financial value to our customer, the U.S. Marshals Service," says Bart Verhulst, CCA vice president, Federal and Local Customer Relations.
Together, the design and location of the facility are cost effective. "Instead of using multiple facilities with varying conditions, locations and proximities to the federal courts, it allows the customer to put their population in one facility where they can more effectively monitor offenders and efficiently move them to and from the courts in Las Vegas," Verhulst explains.
As construction on the facility progresses, recruiting and hiring plans are also in the works.
"We anticipate hiring throughout the third and fourth quarter of 2010, with some key positions coming on in the second quarter," says Doug Swope, CCA senior director, Human Resources (Business Unit III).
Swope and Bill Rusak, CCA chief human resources officer, recently met with the Economic Development Council in Nye Country – home to the facility – to outline personnel matters associated with the ramp up.
"The Council is comprised of workforce development and training, education, the Chamber of Commerce and the Great Basin Community College," says Swope. "We discussed the partnership surrounding the employee selection process, the percentage of individuals that will come from other CCA facilities, as well as local staffing opportunities and requirements."
Please visit www.correctionscorp.com/nevada for the latest on Nevada Southern Detention Center.
CCA Source, Fall 2009
Sound Out
Cliff Gordon at Nevada Southern Detention Center:
The new center in Pahrump will be a blessing for this community during this difficult economic period. I am a Realtor and would like to know if there are any staff newsletters where I could advertise our listings and an imformative web-site for new employees moving to this area.