Quenga said the primary goal of prison industries is to transform offenders into productive citizens who have a skillset. But Neal argues that the current arrangement at NDOC is counterproductive – mainly because offenders often come home penniless and at-risk.

Vocal about the issue online, Jones said some people reached out to him trying to sell milk at extremely inflated prices while others just gave the milk away.

Freeing women from jail is one of Mass Liberation’s goals, but Turner said success is ultimately measured by whether the aided women join the organization and get involved in the work to reform the justice system, and change their lives and communities.

In 2021, Clean Up the Lake staff and volunteers began removing underwater litter from Lake Tahoe’s entire 72-mile nearshore area. Their effort is nearing completion.

The Republican National Committee opened an Asian Pacific American Community Center on Wednesday in Las Vegas that it envisions as a resource to reach voters and a hub for members to bring up community concerns.

Washoe County resident Jesus “Jess” Goñi’s knack for a traditional Basque singing style called bertsolaritza has taken him all over the region and even to the halls of Congress. 

Nestled just minutes from downtown Las Vegas, the city’s Historic Westside is largely underdeveloped and cluttered with dilapidated housing, empty desert lots, dozens of zone-conflicting churches and vacant businesses.

Historically, Westside churches have been a kind of connected body, rather than isolated worship centers, leading the community and connecting it to outsiders — notably local government and political candidates. But some say the church’s influence within and beyond the neighborhood has waned, and caution against pastors aligning so close to civic leaders that they self-censor.

Officials with the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District said they plan to review their room rental policy after a private event Sunday held at the Clark County Library featured a racist slide in a presentation from the founder of the group Vegas CCW.

The vibrant powder called gulal is part of Holi Hai, a Hindu festival akin to Valentine’s Day but focused on true love and respect.

As the battle against COVID-19 took center stage over the last two years, another health crisis — drug-related overdoses — was worsening, particularly in the Hispanic community.

Douglas Kim is a master sommelier and at 35, he has one of the most coveted careers in the hospitality industry as the director of wine at MGM Resorts.

Often overlooked compared with some of its neighbors, North Las Vegas — Nevada’s fourth-largest city — is home to a lively 2022 mayoral race that’s likely to give the city its first Black mayor.

This is an important project to show how significant and important Latinos are to the lifeblood of the city and that we, Latinos, cannot be ignored.

In this edition of COVID in Context, staff at The Nevada Independent explore the latest COVID-19 data and how one family is grappling with long COVID.

The new off-campus UNLV Immigration Clinic office opened Thursday, made possible by $1 million in additional funding.

“Some of those are I-have-fallen-and-I-can’t-get-up devices with buttons that [elderly people] use to call for help,” Gold said in an interview with The Nevada Independent. “If 3G doesn’t work, that signal will not go through and that’s a serious issue.” 

Autumn Harry has a lot to offer as a fly fishing guide on her ancestral homelands, she said. In an industry dominated by white men, she stands apart.

A week after Gov. Steve Sisolak ended Nevada’s mask mandate as the Omicron surge declined, the CDC is reevaluating its public health guidelines and university students are pushing back against the lifting of the mandate.

Though Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state leaders have touted Nevada as having the nation’s best economic momentum out of the pandemic, many residents are struggling to make ends meet amid a steep rise in rental and home prices.