The Nevada County Inmate Population
The Nevada County inmate population is first a county-jail population, not a statewide prison count. Official research identified one local adult detention facility: Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, operated by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division under Sheriff Shannan Moon. It holds adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, people serving local jail sentences, warrant arrestees, and people held for court or agency reasons while they are physically booked in Nevada County custody.
The count changes as arrests, releases, court orders, bail, classification, transport, and state-prison commitments move people in and out of the jail. Someone arrested in Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee, or another part of the county may still be routed to Wayne Brown once booked into county custody. Once a felony sentence sends a person to California state prison, that person leaves the Nevada County jail roster and must be searched through CDCR. Federal and immigration custody use separate national systems.
Nevada County Inmate Population Statistics
Nevada County publishes the key local facility fact through sheriff and corrections pages, while statewide jail-capacity data appears through the California Board of State and Community Corrections. The two capacity references should not be collapsed into one number. County public material describes Wayne Brown Correctional Facility as a 283-bed facility. BSCC county profile data reported a 250 rated capacity figure in the source review. Those labels matter because a rated capacity data point may use a different definition than a county public bed description.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County public jail bed figure | 283 beds | Nevada County Corrections FAQ, reviewed 2026-05-31 |
| BSCC rated capacity | 250 | BSCC Jail Profile Survey, reviewed 2026-05-31 |
| Local adult jail facilities | 1 | Facility map research, reviewed 2026-05-31 |
| CDCR adult prisons in county | None located | CDCR facility locator, reviewed 2026-05-31 |
The manifest includes a successful capture of the BSCC jail profile survey portal, the state source used for the rated-capacity reference.
Use the BSCC portal for dated jail-profile data, but avoid treating a statewide capacity row as a live head count unless the source gives a current population value.
Nevada County Jail Population Trends
The Nevada County research did not capture a stable official average daily population or a five-year local trend table. That gap is a finding. The safest treatment is to describe the Nevada County inmate population through the known facility, the two capacity references, and the public systems that maintain custody data. A single roster view should not be used to infer overcrowding, because classification, sex separation, medical housing, safety holds, staffing, and court transport can make operational use different from a bed count.
| Trend Topic | What the Research Supports | Use Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Current daily population | No stable quoted figure located | Check BSCC monthly data before citing a count |
| Five-year ADP | No official series captured | Do not invent a rise or fall |
| Overcrowding | No dated source located | Do not infer from capacity alone |
| State-prison transfers | Handled through CDCR after commitment | Not counted on county roster after transfer |
Nevada County Inmate Makeup
The known population categories are operational rather than demographic. Wayne Brown Correctional Facility is a local adult detention facility. It is not a CDCR prison and it is not a BOP or ICE detention center. Public sources reviewed did not provide a verified breakdown by sex, age, race, charge level, or pretrial status. The useful local distinction is between people still in county custody and people whose case has moved to a court, state, federal, or immigration channel.
- Pretrial custody: people booked after arrest and held before or during criminal proceedings.
- Local sentenced custody: people serving county jail time under local authority.
- Warrants and holds: people held on local warrants, court orders, or agency holds while physically in the jail.
- State-prison custody: sentenced California prisoners found through CDCR after transfer.
Note: A detainer or hold can affect release even when a local charge appears bailable.
Nevada County Inmate Record Laws
California law supports access to many arrest and jail facts, but it does not make every jail document, booking photo, medical note, or investigative file public. The Nevada County inmate population is shaped by both public-record rules and detention standards. The sheriff's in-custody report is the practical public channel for live custody. Older booking records and documents outside the live report move through the county public-records process and can be redacted or withheld when an exemption applies.
Key Statutes:
California Public Records Act sets the broad public-records framework, subject to exemptions.
Government Code section 7923.610 requires release of specified arrest facts while preserving investigatory and safety limits.
Penal Code section 6030 directs BSCC to set minimum standards for local detention facilities.
Penal Code section 10008 supports public reporting after a death in custody.
Search the Nevada County Inmate Population
The official path begins with the sheriff's Search for an Inmate page, which links to the county Sheriff.InCustodyInmates in-custody report. That report is the best first step for a person believed to be held at Wayne Brown Correctional Facility. It is a current custody report, not a full archive, court docket, criminal-history service, or state prison locator.
The report works best when the reader knows the person's full name and can compare details carefully. If a name is common or spelling is uncertain, use variants and call the jail when identity is unclear. A very new arrest may not appear right away. A released person may no longer appear at all.
- Open the sheriff's inmate-search page and follow the link to the in-custody report.
- Review the current report for the person's name, using any report filter or browser search that appears.
- Compare visible booking, custody, charge, age, or identity details before assuming a match.
- Call Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at 530-265-1291 if the roster is unclear or the booking is recent.
- Use court, CDCR, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or public-records channels when the county roster is not the right system.
Nevada County Jail Roster Search
The official in-custody report is hosted on the county reports.nevcounty.net system. Research found a report-based interface rather than a detailed multi-field form with required name and date-of-birth boxes. The visible report name, Sheriff.InCustodyInmates, matters because it identifies the tool as a sheriff custody report. Use current roster information as custody status, then use the court portal for filed charges and case events.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report path / report name | Report parameter | System-set | rdReport=Sheriff.InCustodyInmates identifies the sheriff in-custody report. |
| Search / filter controls | Report controls | Unspecified | Controls may depend on browser rendering and report-toolbar display. |
| Name fields | Report result fields | No separate required entry located | Search use appears report-based; use spelling variants. |
| Booking / custody fields | Result fields | No separate required entry located | Use visible fields to distinguish people with similar names. |
The manifest includes a successful screenshot of the Nevada County in-custody inmate report, the official current-custody channel.
This report should be treated as a live custody source. It does not replace older booking records, filed court charges, or state and federal locator systems.
Nevada County Inmate Record Fields
Nevada County roster data should be described with care because the research did not verify a permanent profile page with every column. A record can help confirm current custody and may show booking or custody facts, but public display can vary. Charges on a roster are booking or custody reasons. They may differ from charges later filed by the District Attorney in Nevada County Superior Court.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Identifies a person currently listed in the sheriff's in-custody report. |
| Current custody listing | Presence on the report means the person is listed in county custody when the report is generated. |
| Booking details | If visible, booking number or date helps distinguish people and support records requests. |
| Charges | If visible, booking or arrest charges are not necessarily final filed court charges. |
| Bail or holds | If visible, release may still be affected by warrants, holds, or court orders. |
| Mugshot | No separate permanent official mugshot gallery was located in the research. |
Nevada County Jail vs Prison
Readers often search the wrong custody level. The Nevada County jail roster covers people currently held by the sheriff at Wayne Brown Correctional Facility. CDCR CIRIS covers sentenced California prisoners after state-prison commitment and transfer. The BOP locator covers BOP custody and many federal historical records. ICE ODLS covers people in ICE detention. VINELink can help with custody notifications, but it is not the official custodian of a jail record. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office app may be useful for alerts and sheriff resources, but the official custody lookup remains the county in-custody report unless the app links to the same tool.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Does Not Cover |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail | Nevada County in-custody report | State prison after transfer |
| Sentenced California prison | CDCR CIRIS | Pretrial county jail bookings |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | New local arrests not in BOP custody |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Local custody unless ICE has taken custody |
| Custody alerts | VINELink | Complete court or jail records |
Nevada County Detention Facility
Nevada County's facility map has one public adult local jail facility. Official county, state, federal, and immigration sources reviewed for Nevada County did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, work-release building, CDCR prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center inside the county. Local police may arrest a person, but county custody lookup routes to Wayne Brown after booking.
- Wayne Brown Correctional Facility - the Nevada County Sheriff's Office county jail for adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, warrants, and local holds.
Nevada County Custody Terms
Short definitions help separate jail status from court status. The same person can have a booking record, a court case, a hold, and later a state-prison locator entry, but those are not the same record.
- Booking
- Jail intake that creates the custody record after arrest or warrant service.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that can affect release from local custody.
- Remand
- A court order placing or returning a person to custody.
- Classification
- The jail process for assigning custody level and housing based on safety and security factors.
Nevada County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Nevada County inmate population?
A stable current daily population was not located in official sources reviewed for Nevada County. The sourced local facts are that Wayne Brown Correctional Facility is the only local adult jail identified, county material describes it as 283 beds, and BSCC profile data reports a 250 rated capacity figure.
How do I search the Nevada County inmate population?
Start with the sheriff's Search for an Inmate page and the official in-custody report. If the person is not listed, call the jail for current custody, search Nevada County Superior Court for filed charges, or use CDCR, BOP, ICE, and VINELink depending on the custody level.
Can I find a past inmate?
The roster is current-custody oriented. For an older booking, release information, arrest report, or booking photo not visible online, use the Sheriff's Records path and the Nevada County public records request channel. Court records may also show charges and outcomes after filing.