All told, there are nearly 9,500 inmates in Nevada prisons. More than three-quarters of the women are in Southern Nevada, including 507 at a privately run prison in North Las Vegas and 164 at the Jean Conservation Camp. The rest are in Northern Nevada, at the Silver Springs Conservation Camp and the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. But many Judiciary members opposed such a move, saying it would displace the women inmates from their families. It's a good idea to keep the population geographically close to their family and support units.
Children are a first priority.
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