Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Mesquite, Nevada, in Clark County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mesquite is held at the county jail, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Mesquite
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mesquite is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the sheriff's office at clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/detention_center/inmate-se... (page title: Clark County Inmate Search), phone (702) 671-3900, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Clark County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 3,530 people, down from about 5,000 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 5,548 beds, and it ran at 62 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clark County has about 2.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clark County Jail
The agency that reports for Mesquite (filed by the FBI as Mesquite Police Department) makes the arrests that end in a booking in and around Mesquite.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one campus police department and five other agencies in Clark County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Las Vegas's 56,306 for 2025, Henderson's 8,585 for 2025 and North Las Vegas's 7,086 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73,362 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Mesquite arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Clark County serves the sentence in a facility of the Nevada Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mesquite?
Look on the custody page of the sheriff's office at clarkcountynv.gov, or call (702) 671-3900. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clark County jail?
About 3,530 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 5,548 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clark County jail?
(702) 671-3900, the number on the page of the sheriff's office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clark County go?
To a facility of the Nevada Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Is this the official Mesquite website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.