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 30, 2026.
Lander County, Nevada, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lander County is held at the county jail, run by the Lander 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: Lander County public records, Lander County arrest records, Lander County warrants, Lander County criminal records, Lander County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lander County
The county jail, run by the Lander County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lander County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lander County Sheriff's Office at landerso.gov (page title: Lander County Sheriff's Office, Nevada | Lander County Sheriff's Office, Nevada), phone 775-635-5161, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 775-635-5161.
The Lander County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 16 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 67 beds, and it ran at 24 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lander County has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lander County Jail
The Lander County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Lander County.
The Lander County Sheriff's Office reported 122 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Lander 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 Lander 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 Lander County?
Ask the Lander County Sheriff's Office at 775-635-5161; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at landerso.gov.
How many people are in the Lander County jail?
About 16 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 67 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lander County jail?
775-635-5161, the number on the page of the Lander County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lander 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 Lander 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.