Clark County Jail details programs, naloxone access and 12‑bed voluntary transitional housing

Anna Lukinville, jail programs manager at Clark County Jail Services, told the Reentry Council that reentry is embedded in the jail’s mission and described operational realities: an average daily population of about 500, nearly 8,000 bookings and releases annually, and a churn in which 61% of those booked are released within 72 hours.

"Our average daily population sits right around 500," Anna Lukinville said, noting Clark County’s mix of short‑stay and longer‑stay populations and that high needs (substance use disorder, homelessness) create service gaps. She outlined the jail programs unit structure, the procurement of more than $13,000,000 in grants and FTE funding over three years, and the unit’s emphasis on basic needs first (housing assessments, MOUD medications, naloxone) before higher‑order programming.

Anna described a new 12‑bed transitional housing pilot run by Coastal Community Action and clarified that referrals to the voluntary program will come only from the jail’s team to avoid court entanglements; she emphasized the program is short‑term and voluntary. "Certainly, 12 beds is not enough," she said, adding that the beds nonetheless represent a step forward for local capacity.

Heather Mason (lead jail transition coordinator) and other Clark County staff offered to share the slide deck and provide follow‑up to council members and community partners interested in the program model and lessons learned.