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NDOC director outlines changes at Carlin Conservation Honor Camp; council seeks eligibility list
Summary
Nevada Department of Corrections Director Jim Dzurenda told Carlin councilors that felony reclassification has cut the minimum-security population by about 60%, prompting transfers and changes at the Carlin Conservation Honor Camp; the council requested a non-identifying list of eligible crimes and raised supervision and lease concerns.
Jim Dzurenda, Director for the Nevada Department of Corrections, told the Carlin City Council that statewide criminal-classification changes have materially reduced the pool of minimum-security inmates available to conservation camps. "Assembly Bill 236 (2019) had reduced felony classifications, decreasing the minimum-security offender population by 60%," Dzurenda said, and described planned transfers tied to the proposed closure of the Wells Conservation Camp in July 2025.
Mayor Dana Holbrook and other council members pressed for clearer, non-identifying criteria about who would be eligible for placement in Carlin. "The council would like to review the specific list of eligible crimes for inmates housed at the facility, without needing personal identifiers," Holbrook said. Councilmembers also questioned operational responsibilities under the current lease—particularly whether the city or NDOC would supervise inmate work crews—and noted the lease term remaining on the property.
Dzusenda said the department could provide the administrative regulations that specify eligible and ineligible crimes and recommended regular updates to avoid miscommunication. Several council members, including Vice Mayor Cameron Kinney, said they want the documentation and clarity before deciding whether to amend or terminate the lease.
