The Southern Nevada Correctional Center (SNCC) is a medium security facility located approximately 30 miles south of Las Vegas in Jean. The institution opened in January 1978 and closed in September 2000 when the High Desert State Prison opened in Indian Springs. SNCC was reopened in August 2006 as a Youthful Offender Correctional Center and was closed again in June 2008, with all inmates and staff (except one maintenance worker) being transferred to other facilities in southern Nevada. This facility is currently being maintained in "Mothball Status". Statutory Authority: NRS 209.