In Nevada, where 51% of the population is white, 58% of the prison population is Black, Latino, Native or of Asian descent. Reallocating about half of the prison population to pre-incarceration addresses removed 3,804 residents, 2.4% of his district’s population. He said the law accounts for many inmates not having addresses and thinks it makes sense for some, for example those serving life sentences, to count prison addresses. Only 6,275 people — about 51% of prison officials' initial submission — were reallocated to their “last known residential address” per the 2019 law. Lawmakers asked what prison officials did upon learning about the data gaps.

Source: ABC News October 30, 2021 21:41 UTC