This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, approve visits, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or court route for those actions.
Official Lyon County Contacts
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office operates the Lyon County Detention Facility and is the starting point for jail custody questions, public-records requests, and records-request follow-up.
Lyon County Sheriff's Office main office911 Harvey Way #1
Yerington, NV 89447
Sheriff's Office and jail: 775-463-6600
Non-emergency: 775-463-6620
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
For records, use the Sheriff's public-records request route at lcsonv.com/public-records-request or the records request form at lcsonv.com/records-request. The research file identifies Records Division fax as 775-463-7141. Requests may require photo ID, fees, and review before release.
- Fernley Substation, 555 East Main Street, Fernley, NV 89408, 775-575-3350, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., closed for lunch.
- Dayton Substation, 801 Overland Loop, Dayton, NV 89403, 775-246-6200, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., closed for lunch.
- Silver Springs Substation, 2475 Ft. Churchill Road, P.O. Box 1620, Silver Springs, NV 89429, 775-577-5020, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., closed for lunch.
Use the list below to choose the page that matches the record or custody question.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For booking-photo availability and photo-request limits, use jail roster mugshots.
- For filed charges and court activity after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For the local detention facility, use the Lyon County Detention Facility page.
- For a sentenced Nevada state prisoner, use the Nevada Department of Corrections offender search rather than the county jail app.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.