Since then, a volunteer-led nonprofit called the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society has taken on the work the state stopped doing, like keeping the buildings intact and open to the public. On paper, according to those who know and study ghosts, the prison has every reason to be haunted. How ghosts keep the prison going into the 21st centuryWhile it’s unclear if the tour finds ghosts regularly, it does find money. Which feels exactly why my experience at the Nevada State Prison was doing. But at the Nevada State Prison, that balance felt lie it was kept in check by guides who seem to understand the difference between a good story and a real one.