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6 inmates in Pershing County are Hispanic or Latino in October

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Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda | https://doc.nv.gov/About/Director/Home/

Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda | https://doc.nv.gov/About/Director/Home/

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

This is an increase of 20% over the month before, when there were five Hispanic or Latino individuals incarcerated.

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

Overall, local jails in the county had 16 people incarcerated as of October.

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 October

Hispanic or Latino [28.6%]Non-hispanic White [64.3%]American Indian [7.1%]Ethnicities <5% [0%]

Inmates in Pershing County in October

NameEthnicity
Carlos V VidalesHispanic or Latino
Craig Edward SearlesNon-Hispanic white
Damien Charles GardnerNon-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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