NDOC’s Silver State Industries Produces Gowns and Masks to Protect Nevadans During COVID-19 Pandemic

Silver State Industries, the industrial arm of the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) has launched a manufacturing program to produce medical gowns and masks to help protect Nevadans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“NDOC has the experience, equipment, and manpower needed to mass-produce personal protective equipment,” said Charles Daniels, Director of NDOC. “The global shortage is putting people at risk of contracting COVID-19, and our department is doing its part by helping meet this urgent demand for medical gowns and masks.”

The production involves more than one hundred offenders at Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) and Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) who work around the clock in assembly-line fashion to help meet the demand for this life-saving equipment.