High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is a male medium institution that is part of a correctional complex located in Indian Springs approximately 40 miles north of Las Vegas. HDSP was opened in 2000. HDSP houses medium custody inmates and provides segregation housing and protective segregation housing. HDSP also serves as the southern Nevada intake center for male inmates. The maximum capacity is 4,070 inmates. HDSP provides educational and vocational programs through Clark County School District and Prison Industries. Educational opportunities include High School Diploma or General Education Diploma. The vocational program is auto maintenance. Prison Industries also performs card sorting operations on decks previously used in Nevada casinos. HDSP has Mental Health staff that provides therapeutic classes such as anger management, victim empathy, and Commitment to Change I, II and III. HDSP also has a re-entry program to assist paroling or discharging inmates. These programs are available to provide education and opportunities that will allow participants to improve their lives while incarcerated and upon release into the communities. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.