Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 176 - Judgment and Execution
NRS 176.01343 - Tracking and assessment of outcomes resulting from enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019.

1. The Sentencing Commission shall:
(a) Track and assess outcomes resulting from the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, including, without limitation, the following data from the Department of Corrections:
(1) With respect to prison admissions:
(I) The total number of persons admitted to prison by type of offense, type of admission, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and, if measured upon intake, risk score;
(II) The average minimum and maximum sentence term by type of offense, type of admission, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score; and
(III) The number of persons who received a clinical assessment identifying a mental health or substance use disorder upon intake.
(2) With respect to parole and release from prison:
(I) The average length of stay in prison for each type of release by type of offense, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score;
(II) The total number of persons released from prison each year by type of release, type of admission, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score;
(III) The recidivism rate of persons released from prison by type of release; and
(IV) The total number of persons released from prison each year who return to prison within 36 months by type of admission, type of release, type of return to prison, including, without limitation, whether such a subsequent prison admission was the result of a new felony conviction or a revocation of parole due to a technical violation, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score.
(3) With respect to the number of persons in prison:
(I) The total number of persons held in prison on December 31 of each year, not including those persons released from a term of prison who reside in a parole housing unit, by type of offense, type of admission, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score;
(II) The total number of persons held in prison on December 31 of each year who have been granted parole by the State Board of Parole Commissioners but remain in custody, and the reasons therefor;
(III) The total number of persons held in prison on December 31 of each year who are serving a sentence of life with or without the possibility of parole or who have been sentenced to death; and
(IV) The total number of persons as of December 31 of each year who have started a treatment program while in prison, have completed a treatment program while in prison and are awaiting a treatment program while in prison, by type of treatment program and type of offense.
(b) Track and assess outcomes resulting from the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, with respect to the following data, which the Division shall collect and report to the Sentencing Commission:
(1) With respect to the number of persons on probation or parole:
(I) The total number of supervision intakes by type of offense, felony category, prior criminal history, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, mental health status and, if measured upon intake, risk score;
(II) The average term of probation imposed for persons on probation by type of offense;
(III) The average time served by persons on probation or parole by type of discharge, felony category and type of offense;
(IV) The average time credited to a person’s term of probation or parole as a result of successful compliance with supervision;
(V) The total number of supervision discharges by type of discharge, including, without limitation, honorable discharges and dishonorable discharges, and cases resulting in a return to prison;
(VI) The recidivism rate of persons discharged from supervision by type of discharge, according to the Division’s internal definition of recidivism;
(VII) The number of persons identified as having a mental health issue or a substance use disorder; and
(VIII) The total number of persons on probation or parole who are located within this State on December 31 of each year, not including those persons who are under the custody of the Department of Corrections.
(2) With respect to persons on probation or parole who violate a condition of supervision or commit a new offense:
(I) The total number of revocations and the reasons therefor, including, without limitation, whether the revocation was the result of a mental health issue or substance use disorder;
(II) The average amount of time credited to a person’s suspended sentence or the remainder of the person’s sentence from time spent on supervision;
(III) The total number of persons receiving administrative or jail sanctions, by type of offense and felony category; and
(IV) The median number of administrative sanctions issued by the Division to persons on supervision, by type of offense and felony category.
(c) Track and assess outcomes resulting from the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, with respect to savings and reinvestment, including, without limitation:
(1) The total amount of annual savings resulting from the enactment of any legislation relating to the criminal justice system;
(2) The total annual costs avoided by this State because of the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, as calculated pursuant to NRS 176.01347; and
(3) The entities that received reinvestment funds, the total amount directed to each such entity and a description of how the funds were used.
(d) Track and assess trends observed after the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, including, without limitation, the following data, which the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall collect and report to the Sentencing Commission as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation:
(1) The uniform crime rates for this State and each county in this State by index crimes and type of crime; and
(2) The percentage changes in uniform crime rates for this State and each county in this State over time by index crimes and type of crime.
(e) Identify gaps in this State’s data tracking capabilities related to the criminal justice system and make recommendations for filling any such gaps.
(f) Employ and retain other professional staff as necessary to coordinate performance and outcome measurement and develop the report required pursuant to this section.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Technical violation" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.510.
(b) "Type of admission" means the manner in which a person entered into the custody of the Department of Corrections, according to the internal definitions used by the Department of Corrections.
(c) "Type of offense" means an offense categorized by the Department of Corrections as a violent offense, sex offense, drug offense, property offense, DUI offense or other offense, consistent with the internal data systems used by the Department of Corrections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4376; A 2021, 2416)

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