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Ryan Vortisch

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Ryan Vortisch is the 2023 legislative reporter for the ACLU of Nevada Foundation. He lives in Reno and attends the University of Nevada majoring in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in legal studies and a minor in Journalism. Ryan is passionate about mass incarceration and other civil rights issues. In his free time, Ryan enjoys getting outside to enjoy the wild Reno weather and paddleboarding at Lake Tahoe.

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Lombardo signs bill to limit use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons 

The ACLU of Nevada has been working on solitary confinement issues and fighting for reforms for more than 10 years, and this is not the first session in which Spearman sponsored legislation to reign in the practice.