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Nevada

Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Nevada.

30Documented
1In custody
20Released

Eras of repression in Nevada

Where Nevada’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

2020s 10 1980s 10 1990s 4 1910s 2 1900s 2 1920s 1

Institutions in Nevada

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Nevada that appear in the census’s case files.

Nevada State PrisonCarson City, Nevada
2 cases
U.S. District Court, District of NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
2 cases
Clark County Detention CenterLas Vegas, Nevada
1 case