This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, or records desk. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, pull booking records, or change a public record. Use the official office that holds the record for those tasks.
Official Custody Contacts
For a current Nevada County jail question, start with the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility and the Nevada County Sheriff's Office. The research source set did not capture public counter hours for every office, so call before traveling when timing matters.
Wayne Brown Correctional Facility
925 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-1291
Public jail phone and current custody questions.
Nevada County Sheriff's Office
Public site: Sheriff's Office
Records path: Sheriff's Records
Request path: Public Records Request
Use the source that matches the question. A live custody check, a booking photo request, and a filed criminal case are handled through different systems.
- For a person believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records or call Wayne Brown Correctional Facility.
- For booking photos or a roster image question, start with jail roster mugshots and then use sheriff records if needed.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Nevada County Superior Court portal.
- For Wayne Brown facility rules, use the facility page listed in the footer and the official corrections pages.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search CDCR CIRIS, not the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.