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Southern Nevada United Against Graffiti VandalismSouthern Nevada United Against Graffiti Vandalism

THE LVMPD’S INMATE WORK PROGRAMTHE LVMPD’S INMATE WORK PROGRAM: Providing a Valuable Service in Southern Nevada’s Fight Against Graffiti

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is dedicated to the fight against illegal graffiti vandalism in Southern Nevada. As part of this important fight the LVMPD uses all available resources to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in fighting graffiti proliferation in our community. This includes utilizing inmates from the Clark County Detention Center to remove graffiti vandalism throughout our community.

Las Vegas Metropolitan P o l i c e D ep a r tmen t Detention Services Bureau policy dictates that “the l abo r o f i nma t e s sentenced to county time shall be utilized as set forth by Nevada Revised Statute 211.130.” This means that inmates housed in our local county jail can be used for labor in various endeavors, in-cluding the removal of graffiti in our community.

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GRAFFITI RESOURCE GUIDE

To Report Graffiti in Progress: Call 9-11. Do Not Approach the Vandal.

Be a Good Witness for Responding Officers.

To Have a Police Report Made: Stop by your closest Police Station. Reports can

only be made by the owner of the Property. Your case will be Assigned to a Detective for Follow-Up.

To Request Graffiti Removal on Public Property: Call the Southern Nevada Graffiti Hotline at 455-4509.

For HOA Properties: Contact your HOA and they will remove the graffiti.

To Request Graffiti Removal on Public Utility Boxes: Nevada Energy: 402-2021, Las Vegas Valley Water District: 870-2011. For other Utility Equipment: Contact the Company which owns the

Equipment and request graffiti removal and repair. For Traffic Control Boxes: Call your City/County for Assistance.

Some inmates who are serving county time (not assigned to serve their sentence in a state prison facility) are part of a land-scaping and graffiti removal crew. They operate under the direction and supervi-sion of LVMPD Detention Services Bureau personnel. They patrol specific areas which are routinely vandal-ized with graffiti and remove the graffiti by paint-ing over it. This restores the vandalized area to it’s original condition prior to being vandalized.

It is an effective utilization of available resources and it also allows the inmates to provide a needed service to the community.

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More than 37,000 hours in actual labor is accomplished annually by using labor provided by inmates from the

Clark County Detention Center

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SOUTHERN NEVADA GRAFFITI COALTION Det. Scott Black (LVMPD), Director

The SNGC Sincerely Thanks LVMPD Sgt.

Fred Meyer and LVMPD Officer

Bill Miller for their implementation of the Inmate

Graffiti Abatement Program.

Graffiti abatement is one of the most important elements of Southern Nevada’s comprehensive plan to manage and control graffiti proliferation. Clark County, Las Vegas, NDOT, and other public agencies are greatly aided by programs like the Inmate Work Program. This program takes a ready resource (inmate labor) and provides a valuable service to the community.

As a result of the success of this program it may be expanded in the near future with an additional crew going to work in the community. This would be a tremendous benefit in the fight against graffiti and it is our hope that the program is expanded.

FACT: In June 2010 more than 200 locations of Graffiti Vandalism in Southern Nevada were Abated

By the Inmate Graffiti Abatement Program