Nevada lawmakers have been told that about 90 percent of jail detainees statewide are held in just two facilities - the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas and the Washoe County jail in Reno.
A panel of lawmakers studying rules for pretrial release of criminal defendants learned Tuesday about three-quarters of jail detainees nationally are held because they can’t afford bail pending trial.
A state official told the panel keeping people jailed solely because they can't raise bail money violates their 14th Amendment right to due process.