Lyon County Detention Facility Overview
The Lyon County jail page identifies the Lyon County Detention Facility as the local detention facility operated by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office. Its official address is 911 Harvey Way, Yerington, NV 89447, and the published jail phone number is 775-463-6600. The county page says the Sheriff's Office provides detention services for Lyon County and surrounding counties, which explains why a person booked there may have been arrested by the sheriff, a city or tribal agency, a state agency, a court, or another local partner.
This is a county jail, not a Nevada Department of Corrections prison. It handles pretrial detainees, people awaiting video arraignment, misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases, felony arrestees at the first court stage, county commitments, and holds for other agencies. Official jail pages did not publish a rated bed capacity, housing pod plan, construction date, security-level breakdown, or public parking map. The most reliable local capacity wording is that rated capacity was not located in official sources, while the 2024 average daily population was reported in the Sheriff's annual report.
The county jail page gives a concise official view of the facility and its service links. The image below is from the official Lyon County Jail page.
The linked jail-service pages are important because Lyon County splits custody lookup, bail, court status, mail, money, phones, visits, and PREA reporting into separate official channels.
Lyon County Jail Capacity and Population
The best sourced population figures located for the Lyon County Detention Facility come from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office 2024 Annual Report. It reported 1,756 total bookings, including 1,311 bookings from Lyon County Sheriff's Office arrests and 445 from outside agencies. The same report listed 1,821 releases, an average incarceration time of 11 days 10 hours, and an average daily population of 90 inmates. The average daily count was 72 male and 18 female.
The same annual-report data shows why jail status can change quickly. Recognizance releases, time served, bond, cash bail, transfer to other agencies, correctional-facility transfers, probation, no charges filed, book-and-release cases, hold authority, tribal authority, ICE, and medical authority all appeared as release outcomes. A current inmate search should be treated as a point-in-time custody check, not a complete court history.
Lookup Lyon County Detention Facility Inmates
Lyon County does not publish a conventional browser-based roster in the official pages reviewed. The official sheriff inmate-search page directs users to download the Lyon County Sheriff's Office app to search inmate information. It also points to VINE release notification by phone and online registration. That makes the county lookup path app-first, with VINE, phone, in-person records, and public-records requests as fallbacks.
- Use the Lyon County Sheriff's Office app for current jail custody search. The Fernley city page says the app includes inmate search, emergency management, sex-offender search, push notifications, tips, and an agency directory.
- Use Nevada VINELink or 1-888-2NV-VINE for custody and release notification. VINE is a notification system, not a full booking database.
- Call the facility at 775-463-6600 when the app or VINE does not answer the custody question. The same number is also used for some jail service questions.
- Use the sheriff's records or public-records request forms for reports, booking photos, and documents not available in the app. Active prosecution records may be routed to the District Attorney.
Do not switch to the state prison locator for a recent Lyon County arrest unless the person has already been sentenced and transferred. NDOC states that its offender information generally covers people sentenced to a Nevada State Prison, not recent county arrests awaiting trial or sentencing.
Lyon County Jail Address and Contact
Use the facility number for custody questions, jail-service issues, and PREA reporting. For court status, use the court of jurisdiction. For police reports or booking photos, use the sheriff's records request route. For bail, use the Justice Complex lobby process rather than assuming the phone line alone can post a bond.
Lyon County Detention Facility
911 Harvey Way
Yerington, NV 89447
775-463-6600
County jail information line and detention contact.
Video Visits at Lyon County Jail
Visitation and messaging are handled remotely through NCIC rather than through a published in-person visiting schedule. The official Lyon County visitation and messaging page says users need internet access on an Android or Apple smartphone, tablet, or computer with a webcam. NCIC fees and messaging rates apply. Detailed in-person visit windows were not found in the official jail pages reviewed.
| Service | Schedule or access | Official detail |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | Remote online service | Use NCIC with a supported phone, tablet, or computer with webcam. |
| Messaging | Remote NCIC app or online | Messages may be sent through NCIC, with fees and rates. |
| In-person visits | Not published in reviewed pages | Confirm with the jail before traveling. |
| Court appearance | Video arraignment route | Jail inmates are arraigned by video within 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. |
The county's NCIC page is shown below from the official source. It is the best match for Lyon County Detention Facility visitation because the county frames visits as a remote video service.
Because the public page centers on remote access, family and friends should confirm any special visit need directly with detention staff before making a trip to Yerington.
Mail Phone and Money at Lyon County Jail
Jail services use several vendors and addresses. Regular mail is not sent to the Yerington jail address. The official inmate mail page says regular mail, except legal and medical mail, must go to the scan-mail address at PO BOX 591, Longview, Texas 75606, with the inmate name, inmate number, and Lyon County Detention Facility listed. Books are the exception and go to the jail address in Yerington.
| Service | Provider or address | Published detail |
|---|---|---|
| Regular mail | PO BOX 591, Longview, TX 75606 | Use inmate name, inmate number, and Lyon County Detention Facility. |
| Books | Lyon County Jail, 911 Harvey Way, Yerington, NV 89447 | Books only go to the jail address. |
| Legal or medical mail | Exception to scan-mail rule | Handled outside ordinary scanned mail. |
| Phone calls | NCIC | Collect and prepaid calls are available, with telephone-system fees. |
| Deposits | JailATM online or lobby kiosk | Need the inmate name number. Vendor fees may apply. |
| Negative balance | Jail account rule | 25 percent of new deposits may be applied to a negative balance. |
The inmate money account page says a money account is established for each inmate and money in the person's possession at arrest is deposited into that account. Deposits can be used for commissary and prepaid telephone minutes. Released inmates receive remaining funds by debit card, while an in-custody release of money to another person requires the facility's property release process and government photo ID.
Lyon County Booking Court and Release Flow
The local process begins when an arresting agency books a person into the Lyon County Detention Facility. The 2024 annual report shows that jail bookings came from the Sheriff's Office and many outside agencies, including state, tribal, municipal, parole, court, and nearby county sources. Intake creates the custody record and jail account. Money on the person is deposited into the inmate account, and later deposits can support commissary or phone costs.
The court step follows soon after booking. Lyon County's court-information page says inmates are arraigned by video within 72 hours of arrest, excluding weekends and holidays. Court status then comes from the specific court with jurisdiction, such as Third Judicial District Court, Walker River Justice Court, Dayton Justice Court, Canal/Fernley Justice Court, Fernley Municipal Court, or Yerington Municipal Court. The District Attorney decides which criminal charges are prosecuted, and active prosecution reports may not be released by sheriff records.
Bail is handled through the Justice Complex lobby at 911 Harvey Way. The official bail bonds page allows cash, money orders, cashier's checks, surety or currency bonds through agents, and debit or credit card payments through allpaid or kiosk options. The pay location code is 4211. Release may take up to five hours after custody release or bond-out processing begins.
Lyon County Jail Programs and PREA
Official public material did not list a broad classroom, GED, treatment, or vocational menu for the jail. The strongest confirmed program detail is the trustee work-crew activity in the 2024 Sheriff's annual report. It listed 17 trustee work crews and more than 170 hours of labor at locations such as Stagecoach Spud Field, Yerington Cemetery, the Fair and Rodeo Grounds, Downtown Yerington, Silver Springs Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery, Green Valley Park, Smith Valley Park, Penny Park, District Court assembly projects, and exterior jail cleanup.
The PREA reporting page says the Lyon County Detention Facility has zero tolerance for sexual assault and abuse against people in custody. Reports can come from inmates, friends, family, or loved ones. The reporting phone number is 775-463-6600, and anonymous reporting is allowed. Callers are asked to include the inmate name and booking number when possible.
Note: Confirm custody, visit access, mail rules, and release timing with the facility before traveling or sending money.
State Federal and ICE Transfers
A person held at Lyon County Detention Facility is not automatically in state or federal custody. County jail custody covers recent arrests, pretrial detention, local sentences, and holds. Sentenced Nevada prison custody is searched through the NDOC offender search, which supports offender ID and name searches. NDOC's offender-information page says it generally has custody and information for people sentenced to incarceration in a Nevada State Prison and does not provide current information for recent arrestees awaiting trial or sentencing.
Federal and immigration custody use separate national tools. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is for federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is for immigration detainees. No active BOP, ICE, or NDOC prison facility was found in official sources as physically located in Lyon County, and the NDOC facilities list shows Silver Springs Conservation Camp as closed. A transfer notation, detainer, or release to another agency can explain why a person disappears from the county jail path.