Nevada Newsmakers

Host: Ray Hagar, RGJ
Co-Host: Randi Thompson, political analyst

Guests:
Pat Fling, CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada and Erin Cornelius, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, Inc.
Pundits:
Bob Crowell, Kummer Kaempfer
Matt Sharp, Attorney
Bill Brainard, Community Activist


"These kids are at such high risk to follow their parents into prison. We know that if a child has one parent in prison they are 70% more likely to go to prison themselves unless they have something like a ‘Big Brother’ or ‘Big Sister’ in their life. And if they have 2 parents in prison they are 90% more likely to follow their parents into prison."

- Pat Fling, discussing the importance of the Big Brothers & Big Sisters program that was developed for children who have parents in prison.