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72-655: Nevada State Prison (NSP) was a penitentiary located in Carson City . The prison was in continuous operation since its establishment in 1862 and was managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections . It was one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States. The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011. It was designed to hold 841 inmates and employed a staff of 211. In

144-641: A bald eagle that was hunted and killed by one of the early settlers and was featured pinned on a wall inside the post. As the area was part of the larger Utah Territory (1850-1896), it was governed from the territorial (and later state) capital of Salt Lake City on the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake , where the territorial government was headquartered there several hundred miles further east with Mormon ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ) patriarch of Brigham Young (1801-1877), as first Governor of Utah . Early settlers bristled at

216-483: A bookbindery and print shop. Minimum security inmates were eligible for forklift training. Inmates were offered the opportunity to earn a GED or take collegiate courses through Western Nevada College . After the closure of Nevada State Prison, the license plate factory was relocated to Northern Nevada Correctional Center . In 2009, the Nevada state legislature rejected a proposal by Governor Jim Gibbons to close

288-521: A downtown master plan, specifying no building within 500 feet (150 metres) of the capitol would surpass it in height. This plan effectively prohibited future high-rise development in the center of downtown. The Ormsby House is the tallest building in downtown Carson City, at a height of 117 feet (36 m). The structure was completed in 1972. Most of the city proper resides in the Eagle Valley . The Carson River flows from Douglas County through

360-556: A federal court oversee prison medical care. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and other commissioners were presented with a report by NDOC Director Howard Skolnik and Medical Director Dr. Robert Bannister refuting Noel's findings. The commissioners rejected the ACLU's request. On March 6, 2009, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections, Governor Gibbons and other state officials. In it, they sought to have

432-568: A federal judge find that the Department of Corrections had not provided inmates with adequate medical care. The suit was settled in July 2010, with the NDOC agreeing to appoint an independent medical expert to monitor the prison's health care system and to submit regular reports evaluating officials' compliance with various medical requirements. It was also agreed that nurses would make daily rounds at

504-463: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97. The city's age distribution was: 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

576-506: A gurney designed for lethal injection. In 2012 the department was considering a capital improvement program that would relocate the execution chamber from Nevada State Prison to Ely State Prison . The current execution chamber at Ely opened in 2016. Nevada State Prison employed and provided vocational training for inmates in its factories, which produced mattresses and license plates. The prison manufactured all Nevada vehicle registration plates since 1928. The prison industries also included

648-638: A new execution chamber was opened at Ely and the chamber at the Nevada State Prison was closed. This prison became the state-designated facility for all hangings in 1903. In response to Mormon preferences, the Nevada State Legislature passed a statute in 1910 that became effective in January 1911, allowing condemned prisoners to choose between execution by shooting or hanging. On May 14, 1913, Andriza Mircovich became

720-488: A passenger steamboat liner, then journeying uphill past Sacramento to Nevada. As such, Carson City bested Virginia City and American Flat. Curry loaned the Warm Springs Hotel to the territorial Legislature as a temporary meeting hall. The Legislature named Carson City to be the county seat of Ormsby County and also selected the hotel as the territorial prison, with Curry serving as its first warden. Today,

792-437: A proposed spent nuclear fuel storage facility at Yucca Mountain prohibitively expensive (by raising property tax rates to the maximum allowed) or to allow the state to collect the potential federal payments of property taxes on the facility, the state government in 1987 carved Yucca Mountain out of Nye County and created a new county with no residents out of the area surrounding Yucca called Bullfrog County . Carson City became

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864-624: A short ceremony attended by the governor during which receiving schools are assigned a 10-foot banner. Western Nevada College (WNC) is a regionally accredited, two-year and four-year institution which is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education . The college offers many programs including education, arts and science. Carson City has a public library , the Carson City Library. Nation: States: Territories: Ely State Prison Ely State Prison ( ESP )

936-644: A thousand Chinese people, "one for every five Caucasians", lived in Carson City. Carson City's population and transportation traffic decreased when the Central Pacific Railroad built a branch line through Donner Pass to connect with the Carson and Colorado Railroad . The new branch also bypassed the Virginia & Truckee line, and ran too far to the north to benefit Carson City. The city

1008-592: A wide variety of features including picnic tables, beaches, restrooms, fishing, softball, basketball hoops, ponds, tennis, and volleyball. The largest park is Mills Park, which has a total land area of 51 acres (0.21 km ) and includes the 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow-gauge Carson & Mills Park Railroad. While there are no ski slopes within Carson City, the city is near the Heavenly Mountain Resort , Diamond Peak and Mount Rose Ski Tahoe skiing areas. Carson City has served as one of

1080-456: Is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County , Nevada , about 9 miles (14 km) north of Ely . The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections , opened in July 1989. As of 2010 , the prison has a staff of 406 and is a major employer in the Ely area. As of September 2010, the prison housed 1,077 male inmates. The state's death row for men

1152-628: Is considered a collector's item. The Bullpen's closure came after new Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt hired Carl Hocker as the prison's warden. Hocker ordered the casino to be shut down and for gambling to be replaced with more "wholesome" activities such as volleyball, ping pong and painting. The bullpen officially closed in April 1967 and the sandstone building that housed the casino was knocked down. Prior to 2016, prisoners facing capital punishment were held at Ely State Prison and were sent to Nevada State Prison's execution chamber to be executed. In 2016,

1224-529: Is generally considered a Republican stronghold, often voting for Republicans by wide margins. In 2004, George W. Bush defeated John Kerry 57–40%. In 2008, however, Barack Obama became the first Democrat since 1964 to win Ormsby County/Carson City, defeating John McCain 49–48%, by 204 votes, a margin of under 1%. Carson City, being the state capital, has seen many political protests and demonstrations. In an attempt to either make

1296-551: Is located at Ely State Prison, as is the execution chamber , which opened in 2016. Residents of Ely, Nevada spent a year and $ 25,000 lobbying for the prison to be built in the area. On December 19, 1985, the prison was unanimously approved by the finance committees of the Nevada Legislature to be built in the Ely area. The prison opened in July 1989. Phase I was completed and opened in August of that year. Phase II

1368-465: Is on Saliman Road. The district sponsors Carson Montessori School, a public charter school serving grades K-6. Students residing in any Nevada county may enroll. Carson Montessori School is the only school in district operating with a balanced budget. In 2019 Carson Montessori School received the Governor's STEM Schools Designation, an official recognition given to 25 schools statewide which causes

1440-435: Is one of two state capitals that border another state, the other being Trenton, New Jersey . Carson City features a cold semi-arid climate (Koppen: BSk ) with cold winters and hot summers. The city is in a high desert river valley approximately 4,802 feet (1,464 m) above sea level. There are four fairly distinct seasons. Winters see typically light to moderate snowfall, with an average of 14.0 inches (0.36 m), with

1512-487: Is still served by both Greyhound and Amtrak, as well as Eastern Sierra Transit Authority service from Lone Pine to Reno. Carson City is also served by the Carson Airport , which is a regional airport in the northern part of the city. Reno–Tahoe International Airport , which is 28 miles (45 km) away, handles domestic commercial flights. The Carson City School District , the sole public school district of

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1584-473: Is virtually no ground public transportation to other destinations. Passenger trains have not served Carson City since 1950, when the Virginia and Truckee Railroad was shut down. Greyhound Lines stopped their bus services to the town in 2006 and Amtrak discontinued their connecting thruway bus to Sacramento, California , in 2008. There is now only a limited Monday – Friday RTC bus service, to Reno which

1656-577: The Sierra Nevada to the California - Nevada state line in the middle of Lake Tahoe . Like other independent cities in the United States, it is treated as a county-equivalent for census purposes. The Washoe people have inhabited the valley and surrounding areas for about 6,000 years. The first European Americans to arrive in what is now known as Eagle Valley were John C. Frémont and his exploration party in January 1843. Fremont named

1728-499: The ACLU, produced a report in December 2007 that described his review of the medical records of 35 prisoners from ESP. He wrote that "the medical care provided at Ely State Prison amounts to the grossest possible medical malpractice , and the most shocking and callous disregard for human life and human suffering, that I have ever encountered in the medical profession in my thirty-five years of practice." His report describes in detail

1800-545: The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City. With this consolidation, Carson City absorbed former town sites such as Empire City , which had grown up in the 1860s as a milling center along the Carson River and current U.S. Route 50 . Carson City could now advertise itself as one of America's largest state capitals with its 146 square miles (380 km ) of city limits. In 1991, the city adopted

1872-406: The United States. Carson City is the smallest of the United States' 366 metropolitan statistical areas . As of the 2010 census, there were 55,274 people, 20,171 households, and 13,252 families residing in the city. The population density was 366 people per square mile (141 people/km ). There were 21,283 housing units at an average density of 148 per square mile (57/km ). The racial makeup of

1944-458: The Warm Springs Hotel a mile to the east of the town center. When new territorial governor James W. Nye (1815-1876, served 1861-1864), traveled east to Nevada, he chose Carson City as the territorial capital instead of earlier Genoa , which had functioned temporarily as such for the past few years. Influenced by Carson City lawyer William M. Stewart (1827-1909), who escorted him from the port of San Francisco, California where he arrived onboard

2016-405: The chamber. The execution chamber was previously the prison courtroom, and it also functions as a private meeting place for attorneys. At that time no executions were scheduled due to a lack of execution drugs available. Previously executions by the state of Nevada were to be carried out at Nevada State Prison , even though the facility closed due to budget issues in 2012. In 2012 the department

2088-420: The city was 81.1% White, 1.9% Black or African American , 2.4% Native American , 2.1% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 9.4% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. 21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the 2000 census, there were 20,171 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had

2160-497: The city, operates ten schools there. The six elementary schools are Bordewich-Bray Elementary School, Empire Elementary School, Fremont Elementary School, Fritsch Elementary School, Mark Twain Elementary School, and Al Seeliger Elementary School. The two middle schools are Carson Middle School and Eagle Valley Middle School. Carson High School and the alternative Pioneer High School serve high school students. Carson High

2232-560: The city: Nevada State Route 28 , U.S. Route 395 , U.S. Route 50 , and Interstate 580 , its only freeway. Phase 1 of the Carson City Freeway Project from US 395, just north of the city, to US 50 was completed in February 2006, and Phase 2A, extending from Rt. 50 to Fairview Drive, was officially opened on September 24, 2009. Phase 2B, Fairview Drive to Rt. 50, was completed in August 2017. Prior to 2012, Carson City

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2304-406: The control by Mormon-influenced officials and desired the creation of the provisional Nevada Territory with Isaac Roop (1822-1869, served 1859-1861), as provisional Governor. A vigilante group of influential settlers, headed by Abraham Curry (1815-1873), sought a site for a capital city for the envisioned future separate territory. In 1858, Abraham Curry bought Eagle Station and the settlement

2376-483: The county seat of Bullfrog County, even though it is not in Bullfrog County and is more than 100 miles (160 km) from Yucca Mountain. A state judge found the process unconstitutional in 1989, and Bullfrog County's territory was retroceded to Nye County. Carson City has never hosted any professional team sports. However, a variety of sports are offered at parks and recreation. Many neighborhood parks offer

2448-449: The death of Patrick Cavanaugh, an inmate who he claims died due to complications of diabetes , after having received no insulin for a period of three years and having his ulcerated legs left to fester without treatment or amputation . The report also mentions accounts of wholly untreated cases of chronic pain , hepatitis , fibromyalgia , rheumatoid arthritis and syphilis. The report also notes cases in which an epileptic patient

2520-438: The early 20th century, the prison became the sole designated facility for executions by the state of Nevada . It carried out the first death sentence by gas chamber in the United States with the execution of Gee Jon on February 8, 1924. The state of Nevada chose to close the facility for budgetary reasons. The prison closed its doors on May 18, 2012, with all inmates transferred to other institutions or released. Although

2592-567: The eastern edge of the Carson Range , a branch of the Sierra Nevada , about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno . The city is named after the mountain man Kit Carson (1809-1868). The town began as a stopover for California -bound immigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode , a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served as Nevada's capital since statehood in 1864; for much of its history it

2664-417: The first and only inmate in Nevada to be executed by shooting . After warden George W. Cowing was unable to find five men to form a firing squad , a shooting machine was built to carry out Mircovich's execution. When the device arrived at the prison, Cowing no longer wanted to have any part of the execution and he resigned. Former governor Denver S. Dickerson , who had worked to reform the state prison system,

2736-401: The four supervisors must reside in respective wards, numbered 1 through 4. The mayor and supervisors serve four year terms. Elections are staggered so the mayor and the supervisors from Wards 2 and Ward 4 are elected in presidential election years, and the supervisors from Wards 1 and 3 are elected in the even-numbered years in between (i.e., the same year as gubernatorial elections). The city

2808-521: The hottest temperature 107 °F (41.7 °C) on July 19, 1931, and the highest minimum 75 °F (23.9 °C) on August 1, 2022. There are 125 mornings with lows below freezing, but afternoon maxima top 50 °F or 10 °C on all but 52 days, and top freezing on all but five. Temperatures below 0 °F or −17.8 °C are very rare, occurring about twice per winter and frequently not occurring at all. The coldest temperature in Carson City has been −27 °F or −32.8 °C on January 21, 1937,

2880-414: The ideal 75 degrees, causing some of the acid to form a puddle on the floor. Gee's head appeared to nod up and down for six minutes before he succumbed to the gas. The prison staff waited three hours for the remaining puddle of hydrocyanic acid to evaporate before cleaning up the chamber. Warden Dickerson reported to Nevada governor James G. Scrugham and the legislature his opinion that the use of lethal gas

2952-473: The late 1940s, discussions began about merging Ormsby County and Carson City. By this time, the county was little more than Carson City and a few hamlets to the west. By the 1960 census, all but 2,900 of the county's residents lived in Carson City. However, the effort did not pay off until 1966, when a statewide referendum approved the merger. The required constitutional amendment was passed in 1968. On April 1, 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City officially merged as

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3024-437: The lowest maximum 5 °F or −15 °C on December 12, 1932, and December 22, 1990, and the coldest month January 1949 with a mean temperature of 12.6 °F (−10.8 °C), although January 1937 at 14.9 °F (−9.5 °C) is the only other month below 21 °F or −6.1 °C. The average temperature in Carson City increased by 4.1 °F (2.3 °C) between 1984 and 2014, a greater change than in any other city in

3096-451: The most snowfall 34.5 inches or 0.88 metres in March 1952. The most precipitation in one day has been 3.12 inches or 79.2 millimetres on November 19 of 1950. There are 39.5 afternoons of 90 °F (32.2 °C)+ highs annually, with 100 °F (37.8 °C)+ temperatures occurring 1.2 afternoons per year. The hottest month has been July 2021 with an average of 77.6 °F (25.3 °C),

3168-543: The most snowfall being 82.1 inches (2.1 m) from July 1951 to June 1952 and the least 3.1 inches (0.079 m) from July 2002 to June 2003. Most precipitation occurs in winter and spring, with summer and fall being fairly dry, drier than neighboring California. The wettest “rain year” was from July 1937 to June 1938 with 19.36 inches (491.7 mm) and the driest from July 1971 to June 1972 with 3.48 inches (88.4 mm). The most precipitation in one month occurred in December 1955 when 10.39 inches or 263.9 millimetres fell and

3240-404: The population over the age of five. In total, 17.7% (9,174) of Carson City's population age 5 and older spoke a first language other than English. Ormsby County consolidated with Carson City in 1969, and the county simultaneously dissolved. The city is now governed by a five-member board of supervisors, consisting of a mayor and four supervisors. All members are elected at-large , but each of

3312-407: The poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. As of 2010, 82.3% (42,697) of Carson City residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a first language , while 14.1% (7,325) spoke Spanish , 0.6% (318) French , and numerous Indo-Aryan languages were spoken as a main language by 0.5% (261) of

3384-561: The prison quarry to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol . In 1864, the territorial legislature acquired the hotel along with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the prison. In October of that year, Nevada became a state and the newly written constitution established that the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada also functioned as the ex-officio warden of

3456-405: The prison after the state legislature reinstated the death penalty, following the lifting of a national moratorium on capital punishment. Bishop is also the last prisoner to be executed by lethal gas by the state. On December 6, 1985, serial killer Carroll Cole became the first inmate to be executed in Nevada by lethal injection . Executions continue to be carried out in the gas chamber, but on

3528-418: The prison amid a budget crisis, and instead approved the continued operation of the prison while plans to expand or construct other new prisons were delayed. In February 2010, Nevada Department of Corrections Director Howard Skolnik notified employees that the prison system faced an $ 880 million deficit. Prison officials recommended moving the inmates to other facilities in the state prison system and converting

3600-411: The prison before it was moved to a larger sandstone building with walls sometime in the 1930s. During its 30-year operation, the casino offered traditional games such as blackjack, craps and poker and inmates ran the entire casino, from hosting games to organising security. Inmates also had their own currency in denominations of 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $ 1 and $ 5 which were used at the casino. Today, the currency

3672-616: The prison has closed, it was still designated as the site of executions for the State of Nevada, until the current execution chamber at Ely State Prison opened in 2016. The prison was established in 1862 by the Nevada Territorial Legislature at the site of the Warm Springs Hotel, located east of Carson City in Nevada Territory . The legislature had been leasing the hotel from Abraham Curry and using

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3744-510: The prison to Pressly C. Hyman , who had been appointed the new warden under legislation that repealed that responsibility from the lieutenant governor. Governor Lewis R. Bradley sent troops in March 1873 to force Denver to surrender. The prison was expanded in 1964 by the Northern Nevada Correctional Center . The Nevada State Prison operated as a maximum security facility until 1989, when Ely State Prison

3816-468: The prison to pick up medical request forms and that inmates would have access to a registered nurse or higher level practitioner within 48 hours of requesting medical attention. The men's death row is located at Ely. As of 2023 there are 57 prisoners on that death row. The state execution chamber at Ely was built in 2016. The Nevada Legislature agreed to spend almost $ 860,000 to build it. A Las Vegas company, Kittrell Garlock & Associates, designed

3888-460: The prison. The Governor , Secretary of State , and Attorney General comprise the board of prison commissioners. In 1867, a fire destroyed the original building. In 1870, a major portion of the prison burned down and was rebuilt with inmate labor and stone from the on-site quarry. On September 17, 1871, lieutenant governor and warden Frank Denver was seriously injured in a prison break that involved 27 inmates. In 1872, Denver refused to concede

3960-496: The property is still part of the state prison. When Nevada became the 36th state in 1864 during the American Civil War (1861-1865), Carson City was confirmed as Nevada's permanent state capital . Carson City's development was no longer dependent on the mining industry and instead became a thriving commercial center. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built between Virginia City and Carson City . A log flume

4032-628: The river flowing through the valley Carson River in honor of Kit Carson ,(1809-1868), the mountain man , explorer and scout he had hired for his expedition. Later, settlers named the area Washoe, in reference to the indigenous people. By 1851, the Eagle Station ranch along the Carson River was a trading post and stop-over for westbound travelers and wagons on the California Trail 's Carson Branch , which ran through Eagle Valley . The valley and trading post received their name from

4104-566: The site into a tourist attraction or training center. The prison closed in May 2012. Carson City, Nevada Carson City , officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City , is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada . As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley , on

4176-606: The southwestern edge of both the valley and Carson City. Since the consolidation, the city limits today include several small populated areas outside of this valley. Today the city limits include several peaks in the Sierra Nevada , small portions of both the Virginia Range and the Pine Nut Mountains and portions of Marlette Lake and Lake Tahoe . The highest elevation in city limits is Snow Valley Peak at an elevation of 9,214 feet (2,808 m). Carson City

4248-518: The state's centers for politics and business. Every state governor since Denver S. Dickerson has resided in the Governor's Mansion in Carson City. The following personalities took up residence in Carson City at some point in their lives. The following is a list of notable employers in Carson City from the fourth quarter of 2012: 1,000–1,499 employees 500–999 employees 200–499 employees 100–199 employees There are four highways in

4320-442: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males. Data from the 2000 census indicates the median income for a household in the city was $ 41,809, and the median income for a family was $ 49,570. Males had a median income of $ 35,296 versus $ 27,418 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,943. 10.0% of the population and 6.9% of families were below

4392-417: Was a hub for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad , although the tracks were removed in 1950. Before 1969, Carson City was the county seat of Ormsby County . That year, after a referendum approved merging the city and the county, the state legislature issued a revised city charter that merged them into the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City . With the consolidation, the city limits extend west across

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4464-570: Was also built from the Sierra Nevada mountains range into Carson City. The current Nevada State Capitol building was constructed from 1869 to 1871. The United States Mint also operated its branch of the Carson City Mint between the years of 1870 and 1893, which struck gold and silver coins of United States currency . People came from China during that time, many to work on the transcontinental railroad being constructed. Some of them owned businesses and taught school. By 1880, almost

4536-478: Was appointed the new warden. In 1921, a bill authorizing the use of lethal gas had passed the Nevada State Legislature . Condemned murderer Gee Jon of the Hip Sing Tong criminal society became the first person to be executed by this method in the United States. Warden Dickerson sent his assistant Tom Pickett from Carson City to Los Angeles, California to personally pick up 20 pounds of lethal gas, which

4608-498: Was completed November 1990. Originally Ely had a capacity of 1,054; as of 2010 its capacity is for 1,150. The prison has a staff of 406 and is a major employer in the Ely area. Ely State Prison was the recipient of numerous criticisms by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) regarding its alleged failure to provide adequate medical care to its inmates. Dr. William Noel, a medical expert retained by

4680-411: Was contained in a mobile fumigating unit, at a cost of $ 700. Four guards did not want to participate in the process and resigned. Prison officials first attempted to pump poison gas directly into Gee's cell while he was sleeping, but without success because the gas leaked from the cell. A makeshift gas chamber was set up at the butcher shop of the prison. Gee was strapped onto a chair in the chamber which

4752-421: Was eleven feet long, ten feet wide, and eight feet high. A small window next to the wooden chair allowed witnesses to look inside. Attendees included news reporters, public health officials and representatives of the U.S. Army . On the morning of February 8, 1924, the pump sprayed four pounds of hydrocyanic acid into the chamber. Because an electric heater failed, the chamber was 52 degrees fahrenheit instead of

4824-431: Was impractical and that he thought execution by firing squad was still the best method of execution. Expenditures for Gee's execution totaled about $ 1,000, but the operating cost of the gas chamber plummeted to about 90 cents per use by 1937. Dickerson remained warden of Nevada State Prison until his death on November 28, 1925. On October 22, 1979, convicted murderer Jesse Bishop became the first person to be executed at

4896-478: Was not regularly equipped with a helmet; in which a stroke sufferer was not given any physical therapy nor even an arm brace to prevent the eventual contraction of his affected limb; and in which a patient was switched back to a potentially lethal medication. On January 23, 2008, the ACLU met with the Nevada State Board of Prison Commissioners seeking a consent decree which would voluntarily have let

4968-468: Was one of only five state capitals not directly served by an interstate highway; the city lost this distinction when I-580 was extended into the city limits. Carson City's first modern bus system, Jump Around Carson , or JAC, opened to the public in October 2005. JAC uses a smaller urban bus ideal for Carson City. Tahoe Transportation District connects Gardnerville with Carson City. However, there

5040-470: Was opened to fulfill that function. After Nevada Governor Fred Balzar signed Assembly Bill 98 into law and legalised gambling in the state, Nevada State Prison did the unthinkable and opened a casino for inmates. Nicknamed the Bullpen, the casino was a success for three decades before it was eventually shut down. The casino operated in a windowless solid rock room carved from natural sandstone surrounding

5112-739: Was slightly revitalized with the mining booms in nearby Tonopah and Goldfield . The United States federal building (now renamed the Paul Laxalt Building) was completed in 1890 as was the Stewart Indian School . Even these developments could not prevent its population from dropping to just over 1,500 people by 1930. Carson City resigned itself to small city status, advertising itself as "America's smallest capital". The city slowly grew after World War II (1939/1941-1945); by 1960, it had reached its former 1880 mining boom-town era population size of 80 years before. As early as

5184-416: Was thereafter renamed Carson City. Curry and several other partners had Eagle Valley surveyed for development. Curry decided Carson City would someday serve as the capital city and left a 10-acre (40,000 m ) plot in the center of town for a capitol building. After gold and silver ore were discovered in 1859 on the nearby newly-named Comstock Lode , Carson City's population began to grow. Curry built

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