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Washoe County had the second highest number of inmates incarcerated in May

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Brian Williams, Deputy Director - Operations | doc.nv.gov

Brian Williams, Deputy Director - Operations | doc.nv.gov

Washoe County saw the second highest number of inmates incarcerated among Nevada counties in May, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

There were 1,613 inmates incarcerated in May, the same amount as the month before.

Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in May in all of Nevada.

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 May
RankCounty# of inmates incarcerated
1Clark County5,541
2Washoe County1,613
3Carson City196
4Nye County178
5Elko County161
6Douglas County160
7Lyon County152
8Churchill County124
9White Pine County82
10Humboldt County46
11Lincoln County30
11Mineral County30
13Pershing County16
14Lander County8
15Storey County7
16Eureka County3
17Esmeralda County2

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