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 on September 24, 2026.
Churchill County, Nevada, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Churchill County is held at the county jail, run by the Churchill County Sheriff's Office, 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.
Related guides: Churchill County public records, Churchill County arrest records, Churchill County warrants, Churchill County criminal records, Churchill County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Churchill County
The county jail, run by the Churchill County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Churchill County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Churchill County Sheriff's Office at churchillcountynv.gov/633/Detention-Facility (page title: Detention Facility | Churchill County, NV), phone (888) 268-8463, 180 West A Street Fallon, NV 89406, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (888) 268-8463.
The Churchill County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 50 people, down from about 58 in 2018. Its rated capacity in 2020 was 119 beds, and it ran at 42 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Churchill County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Churchill County Jail
The Churchill County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fallon make the arrests that end in a booking in Churchill County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Churchill County Sheriff's Office's 376 for 2025 and Fallon's 245 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Churchill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 621 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 Churchill County 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 Churchill 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 Churchill County?
Ask the Churchill County Sheriff's Office at (888) 268-8463; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at churchillcountynv.gov/633/Detention-Facility.
How many people are in the Churchill County jail?
About 50 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 119 beds.
What is the phone number for the Churchill County jail?
(888) 268-8463, the number on the page of the Churchill County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Churchill 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 Churchill County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.