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 October 2, 2026.
Mineral County, Nevada, has about 4,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mineral County is held at the county jail, run by the Mineral 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Mineral County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mineral County is held at the county jail, run by the Mineral County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mineral County Sheriff's Office at mineralcountynv.us/government/sheriff/index.php (page title: Mineral County, NV), phone (775) 945-2434, 105 S. A Street Suite 4 P.O. Box 2290 Hawthorne, NV 89415, Monday - Thursday 6:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., 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) 945-2434.
The Mineral County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 26 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 48 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mineral County has about 4,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 58 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mineral County Jail
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Mineral County.
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office reported 165 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 Mineral County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Nevada Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mineral County?
Ask the Mineral County Sheriff's Office at (775) 945-2434; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mineralcountynv.us.
How many people are in the Mineral County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Mineral County jail?
(775) 945-2434, the number on the page of the Mineral County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Mineral 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 Mineral 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.