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.
Nye County, Nevada, has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nye County is held at the county jail, run by the Nye 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: Nye County public records, Nye County arrest records, Nye County warrants, Nye County criminal records, Nye County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Nye County
The county jail, run by the Nye County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Nye County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Nye County Sheriff's Office at nyecountysheriffsoffice.com (page title: Nye County (NV) Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Nye County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 250 people, up from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 262 beds, and it ran at 95 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nye County has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 45 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nye County Jail
The Nye County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Nye County.
The Nye County Sheriff's Office reported 1,172 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 Nye 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 Nye County?
Ask the Nye County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at nyecountysheriffsoffice.com.
How many people are in the Nye County jail?
About 250 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 262 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nye 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 Nye 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.