Nevada profile
Change over time
Also see these Nevada graphs:
- total numbers rather than rates.
- Women’s prisons: Incarceration Rates | Total Population
- Men’s prisons: Incarceration Rates | Total Population
Racial disparities
See also our detailed graphs about Whites and Blacks in Nevada prisons and jails.
The big picture
Our other articles about Nevada
Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Nevada, by Peter Wagner, December 15, 2004, released by the Prison Policy Initiative and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada- Study: Census count of inmates boosts rural Nevada clout by Brendan Riley, Associated Press (and appearing in newspapers across Nevada), December 16, 2004
- How does the Nevada incarceration rate measure up in the global context?
Other resources
- Research on Nevada in our Research Clearinghouse
Events
- May 15, 2018:
Our Policy Analyst Lucius Couloute will be at the LEDA Summit on Race and Inclusion in Holland, Michigan, presenting his research on the challenges and disadvantages people face when they are released from prison. Tickets are available on LEDA’s website.
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