Proposed Deactivation and Closure of Federal Prison Camp, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Environmental Assessment

The U.S. Department of Justice, federal Bureau of Prisons BOP is responsible for housing the federal inmate population in secure institutional facilities. ln order to more efficiently and effectively manage minimum security bed space and to achieve substantial budget reductions, the BOP ts proposing to deactivate close four older, stand-alone minimum-security facilities that are referred to as Federal Prison Camps FPC. FPC Nellis Air Force Base in Clark County. Nevada, ts one of the four facilities proposed for deactivation and closure others are located in Pennsylvania, Florida. and North Carolina. Deactivating and closing less efficient, stand-alone institutions would enable the BOP to more efficiently and effectively manage minimum-security beds throughout the federal prison system. particularly beds available in satellite minimum-security work camps that are located adjacent to larger, more secure federal correctional facilities. Because stand-alone facilities cannot take full advantage of shared services possible at multi-facility locations such as medical services, food services and administrative functions, FPCs, such as FPC Nellis Air Force Base, are more costly to operate. ln addition, by taking this action, the cost of undertaking the repair and or upgrade of the existing infrastructure would be avoided. opportunities exist for FPC staff to relocate to other BOP facilities should staff wish to take advantage of them. As a result of implementing the proposed action, the BOP expects to achieve more efficient operations and substantial cost reductions. The FPC is the subject of this EA and is located within Area ll at Nellis Air Force Base.