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An additional “tax” on commissary goods means incarcerated people are paying more for staples like peanut butter and soap, the Marshall Project found.

Are you living in a rural community in Nevada? Have you come into contact with the court system because of a ticket, court fees, or petty misdemeanor? We want to hear your story.

Now that Nevada has passed legislation to decriminalize traffic tickets and end debt-based license suspensions, lawmakers and organizers are looking at other policies to ensure poverty isn’t criminalized. 

NDOC hasn’t implemented law capping deductions on inmate bank accounts Share This story was originally published by Nevada Current. To test if a new law restricting deductions on inmate bank accounts was working properly at the beginning of the month, Jodi Hocking deposited $10 for her husband, an inmate with the Nevada Department of Corrections. Since September 2020, Return Strong, a prisoners advocacy group Hocking started, along with the ACLU of Nevada and other groups have decried the d...

“Today’s vote is a win-win for struggling families and the Nevada economy,” said Leisa Moseley, Nevada State Director at the Fines and Fees Justice Center.

Opposed by landlord groups, tenant protections bill stalls out in Assembly 0share This story was originally published by Nevada Current. When asked if the legislation bolstering tenant protections was dead, bill sponsor state Sen. Julia Ratti said “it looks that way.” Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui said Wednesday thatSenate Bill 218, which would have mandated a three-day grace period before charging late fees on rent, puts stipulations on when landlords can collect rental applicat...