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September: Pershing County is home to 5 Hispanic or Latino inmates

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Harold Wickham, Deputy Director - Programs | doc.nv.gov

Harold Wickham, Deputy Director - Programs | doc.nv.gov

Pershing County had five Hispanic or Latino individuals incarcerated in September, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

This is a decrease of 16.7% from the month before, when there were six Hispanic or Latino individuals incarcerated.

Jose Javier Figueroa, a 24-year-old Hispanic or Latino man, was the youngest inmate in Pershing County in September.

Overall, local jails in the county had 14 people incarcerated as of September.

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.

Distribution of Incarcerated Population in Pershing County in September

Hispanic or Latino [30.8%]Non-hispanic White [61.5%]American Indian [7.7%]Ethnicities <5% [0%]

Inmates in Pershing County in September

NameEthnicity
Carlos V VidalesHispanic or Latino
Craig Edward SearlesNon-Hispanic white
Damon Christopher HappyAmerican Indian
Daniel Nicholas EggersNon-Hispanic white
Derrick Ray SextonHispanic or Latino
Dusty Colin SamNon-Hispanic white
Elizabeth A. PowellNon-Hispanic white
Jose Javier FigueroaHispanic or Latino
Mark Anthony RamosHispanic or Latino
Michael H. SonnerNon-Hispanic white
Roy Matthew FulkersonNon-Hispanic white
Sean Paul CordeiroNon-Hispanic white
Timothy V DaleNon-Hispanic white

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