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Pershing County is home to 6 Hispanic or Latino inmates in December 2024

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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 December 2024, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

This is the same amount as the month before.

Jose Javier Figueroa, a 24-year-old Hispanic or Latino man, was the youngest inmate in Pershing County in December 2024.

Overall, local jails in the county had 16 people incarcerated as of December 2024.

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 Pershing County in December 2024

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

Inmates in Pershing County in December 2024

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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