Has Nevada’s prison population decreased by about a third since 2019? - The Nevada Independent

Has Nevada’s prison population decreased by about a third since 2019? - The Nevada Independent

Yes. Nevada’s incarcerated population has decreased by about a third since 2019, when the Nevada Legislature passed a sweeping criminal justice package aimed at saving money on correctional costs and reducing crimes. The year following the bill’s passage, Nevada's incarcerated population decreased by nearly a thousand, from 13,400 in June 2019 to about 12,200 individuals in June 2020, according to statistics from Nevada’s Department of Correctio…