Nevada Department of Corrections Deputy Director William Quenga | https://doc.nv.gov/About/Director/Executive_Team/
Nevada Department of Corrections Deputy Director William Quenga | https://doc.nv.gov/About/Director/Executive_Team/
There were 5,576 inmates incarcerated in October, a 1.9% increase over the month before.
Every year, at least 38,000 people are booked into Nevada's local jails.
Nevada has an incarceration rate of 713 per 100,000 people, which means it incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world, according to 2020 U.S. Census data obtained by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Nevada Counties With Highest Number of Inmates Incarcerated in October
| Rank | County | # of inmates incarcerated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 5,576 |
| 2 | Washoe County | 1,651 |
| 3 | Carson City | 192 |
| 4 | Nye County | 174 |
| 5 | Elko County | 165 |
| 6 | Lyon County | 158 |
| 7 | Douglas County | 155 |
| 8 | Churchill County | 127 |
| 9 | White Pine County | 83 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 48 |
| 11 | Mineral County | 31 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 30 |
| 13 | Pershing County | 16 |
| 14 | Storey County | 9 |
| 15 | Lander County | 8 |
| 16 | Eureka County | 3 |
| 17 | Esmeralda County | 2 |
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