August: Lander County is home to 7 non-Hispanic white inmates

Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda
Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda
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Lander County had seven non-Hispanic white individuals incarcerated in August, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

This is the same amount as the month before.

Cristian Alejandro Gonzales, a 27-year-old Hispanic or Latino man, was the youngest inmate in Lander County in August.

Overall, local jails in the county had 10 people incarcerated as of August.

Every year, at least 38,000 people are booked into Nevada’s local jails.

Nevada has an incarceration rate of 610 per 100,000 people, which means it incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world — except for the United States.

Distribution of Incarcerated Population in Lander County in August

Inmates in Lander County in August

Name Ethnicity
Bryson Ray John Non-Hispanic white
Colby A. Becker White
Cristian Alejandro Gonzales Hispanic or Latino
Dillon Casey Peterson Non-Hispanic white
Donavan Keith Watkins Non-Hispanic white
Gonzalo Duarte Soto Hispanic or Latino
Jason Cain Skinner Non-Hispanic white
Kyle C. Ray Non-Hispanic white
Michael James Non-Hispanic white


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