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How many inmates were incarcerated in Douglas County in August compared to other counties?

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Douglas County saw the sixth highest number of inmates incarcerated among Nevada counties in August, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

There were 147 inmates incarcerated in August, unchanged from the month before.

Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in August in all of Nevada.

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.

Nevada Counties With Highest Number of Inmates incarcerated in August
RankCounty# of inmates incarcerated
1Clark County5,288
2Washoe County1,543
3Carson City183
4Nye County159
5Elko County148
6Douglas County147
7Lyon County142
8Churchill County122
9White Pine County68
10Humboldt County48
11Lincoln County30
11Mineral County30
13Pershing County16
14Lander County7
15Storey County6
16Esmeralda County3
16Eureka County3

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