Solitary confinement: Limitation on placement of offender in solitary confinement; removal of offender from solitary confinement; rights and privileges of offender placed in solitary confinement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.3683
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.3685 or 209.369 , the Department or a private facility or institution shall not place an offender in solitary confinement:
(a) For a period which exceeds 15 consecutive days;
(b) Within 90 days of the date on which the offender is projected to be released from the custody of the Department; or
(c) If the offender has a serious mental illness or other significant mental impairment, unless a provider of health care orders the solitary confinement for the safety of the offender, staff or any other person.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.369 , the Department may remove an offender from solitary confinement at any time if the offender has demonstrated good behavior.
3. If an offender is placed in solitary confinement, the offender must, while placed in solitary confinement, be afforded the same privileges identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of NRS 209.369 as are afforded to an offender placed in disciplinary segregation.
4. The Department shall ensure that each offender placed in solitary confinement receives a health and welfare check conducted at least once each day by a provider of health care at his or her cell.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-209.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026