NV DOC – Casa Grande Transitional Center (CGTH)

NV DOC – Casa Grande Transitional Center (CGTH) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 702-486-9906

The inmates housed at Casa Grande Transitional located at 3955 W Russell Rd in Las Vegas, NV are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

The Casa Grande Transitional Housing center has been operating since December 2005. The dormitory-style facility was built to house non-violent, non-sex crime inmates who are within 18 months of their parole eligibility date. The main purpose of Casa Grande was, and still is, to allow these “residents” the opportunity to seek work and secure permanent housing prior to reintegrating into society. Since its inception, Casa Grande has expanded its programs to include parolees, probation violators, and ex-offenders.

Inmates can use money in their inmate banking account to purchase debit calling time through the Inmate Store.

Programs: Vocational Training, Educational Opportunities, and Treatment Services

Open: An alternative to jail/prison which provides close supervision for probation violators while allowing them to continue to work in the community and/or complete additional court-mandated service.

Drug Court: An alternative to jail/prison which provides close supervision of offenders while allowing them to participate in community treatment programs.

Boot Camp Stepdown: An alternative to incarceration which provides a streamlined transition back into the community by providing assistance with obtaining housing, employment, vocational training, and social services.

NV DOC – Casa Grande Transitional Center (CGTH) – Lifetime of Learning Education Program

Vocational Training – More than 78% of inmates come to prison with minimal job training. Vocational skills are taught to Nevada inmates by the school districts and colleges, prison industries, and the Nevada Division of Forestry. Inmates can learn culinary skills, construction trades, animal science, fire-fighting, auto mechanics and restoration, business and management, equipment repair, HVAC installation and repair, welding, furniture manufacturing, dry cleaning, computer skills and more. Inmates may also get prison jobs as clerks, cooks, janitors, maintenance workers, landscapers, construction crews and other such positions that provide them on-the-job training.
Incentives for Inmates – Nevada law provides incentives for offenders to earn an education while incarcerated; among these incentives is the application of educational credits toward the reduction of sentences. An offender, who earns a certificate, educational or vocational, while behind bars, may qualify to expedite his/her release date.
Reducing Recidivism – When combined with other rehabilitative programs, education is a powerful factor in reducing recidivism. Rigorous study gives offenders the intellectual leverage they need to revise their view of themselves and leave prison better equipped to contribute positively to their families and communities. Education has been the longest running and most successful rehabilitative program in our prison history.

visitation Info

NV DOC – Casa Grande Transitional Center – Visitation

Visiting days and hours:

Saturday (for Females) 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM – Final check-in is 9:00 p.m.
Sunday (for Males, last names A-M) 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM – Final check-in is 9:00 p.m.
Sunday (for Males, last names N-Z) 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM – Final check-in is 12:30 p.m.

Special Note: Because of budgetary cuts, our staffing resources can support a visitation schedule of only once a week. Until further notice, CGTH visitation will be held on Sundays only. Visitors will be admitted on a first come, first served basis until maximum occupancy is reached. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.