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.
Pershing County, Nevada, has about 6,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pershing County is held at the county jail, run by the Pershing 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 Pershing County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pershing County is held at the county jail, run by the Pershing County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pershing County Sheriff's Office at pershingcountynv.gov/government/sheriff_s_office/index.php, phone (775) 273-2641, 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 (775) 273-2641.
The Pershing County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 20 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 26 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pershing County has about 6,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pershing County Jail
The Pershing County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lovelock make the arrests that end in a booking in Pershing County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pershing County Sheriff's Office's 91 for 2020 and Lovelock's 61 for 2023.
Lovelock reported 61 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Pershing 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 Pershing County?
Ask the Pershing County Sheriff's Office at (775) 273-2641; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pershingcountynv.gov.
How many people are in the Pershing County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 26 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pershing County jail?
(775) 273-2641, the number on the page of the Pershing County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pershing 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 Pershing 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.