“Haunted Nevada State Prison: My Solo Paranormal Investigation”

A little over a month ago, back in late July, an opportunity came up for me to travel down to Nevada and investigate the historic Nevada State Prison.

There was no way I was going to pass that up.

My brother from Saages Abandoned wasn’t able to make this trip with me, so for the first time I was going to be flying solo. I’d never really done a trip like this completely on my own before, and to tell you the truth, I was actually kind of looking forward to it.

I’ve driven this route before with my wife on trips toward Reno, and over the years I’ve noticed all kinds of strange and interesting things along the highway that made me want to pull over and take a closer look.

Of course, when you’re traveling with somebody else, you can’t exactly stop every ten miles because you spotted an abandoned building, an old sign, or something weird sitting out in the middle of nowhere.

This time was different.

There was nobody there to tell me, “No, we’re not stopping again.”

So if something caught my attention, I pulled over.

And believe me, I found a few things.

I’ll be posting some of those roadside discoveries here on Forsaken Fragments, along with videos on YouTube and TikTok, so there is definitely more from this trip still to come.

Why Nevada State Prison?

Getting the opportunity to go inside an abandoned prison is pretty unusual.

Getting the opportunity to go inside an abandoned prison that is also reportedly haunted?

You don’t have to ask me twice.

It’s not exactly like there’s an abandoned haunted prison sitting on every street corner letting paranormal investigators wander around after dark.

For somebody interested in abandoned places, history, and the paranormal, Nevada State Prison was almost the perfect combination.

There is just something about walking through an old prison that gets your imagination going.

The clanking iron cell doors.

The long, empty hallways.

Rows and rows of cells.

You start thinking about the people who were once locked inside them, the prison riots, the violence, the isolation, and what everyday life must have been like behind those walls.

And then you get to death row.

Standing Inside Death Row

This was probably one of the most sobering parts of the entire investigation for me.

It’s one thing to read about executions in a history book or see an old photograph.

It’s something completely different to physically stand inside the place where they happened.

I was able to walk through the death row areas and see the execution chamber where condemned prisoners spent the final moments of their lives.

Standing there, you can’t help but wonder what must have gone through their minds.

At some point, those doors closed behind them for the final time.

There was no going back to their cell.

There was no tomorrow.

Whether you believe those prisoners deserved their punishment or not, standing in a room where people actually died is an incredibly strange and sobering experience.

For a few moments, I wasn’t even thinking about ghosts.

The history of the place was haunting enough by itself.

What Started as a Paranormal Investigation…

I went to Nevada State Prison primarily because I wanted to conduct a paranormal investigation.

But somewhere along the way, the trip became much more than that.

I found myself becoming just as interested in the history of the prison as I was in anything paranormal that might still be lingering there.

I explored the cell blocks, cafeteria, infirmary, women’s section, death row, and execution areas.

And yes, there were definitely a few interesting and unexplained moments during the investigation.

Some I can explain.

Some I’m still not quite sure about.

Rather than tell you everything here, I put the entire experience together in my Nevada State Prison paranormal investigation video on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kLuzwWFgFU&t=125s

I also have a version available on TikTok.

https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtasty57/video/7672935873788251406

[WATCH THE FULL NEVADA STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION ON YOUTUBE]

[WATCH ON TIKTOK]

If you watch the video, let me know what you think. I’d especially like to hear whether you noticed anything during the paranormal sessions that I might have missed.

And if you enjoy abandoned places, strange history, paranormal investigations, and those forgotten places that still seem to have a story left to tell, consider subscribing to Forsaken Fragments.

Because this road trip isn’t quite finished yet.