This is a private reference website, not a Douglas County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain official booking records for you. Use the official offices below for current custody, records, court, prison, federal, immigration, or notification questions.
Douglas County Jail and Records Contacts
For a person who may be in local Douglas County custody, start with the sheriff's jail channels. The sheriff's research also shows that the public web inmate list was not active and users were directed to the Douglas County Sheriff app or Jail Division phone.
- Douglas County Minden Jail: 1038 Buckeye Road, Minden, NV 89423. Jail Division/inmate information: (775) 782-9944. Minden Jail: (775) 782-9922. Jail Administration: (775) 782-9945. Inmate visiting: (775) 782-9085.
- Records Division, Valley: 1038 Buckeye Road, Minden, NV 89423. Phone: (775) 782-9933. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed weekends and federal holidays. Walk-in appointments are listed from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- Douglas County Lake Tahoe Jail: 175 US Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 89449. Phone: (775) 586-7265.
- Lake Sub-Station Records Division: 175 US Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 89449. Phone: (775) 586-7260. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., weekends, and federal holidays.
- DCSO records email: recordsDCSO@douglasnv.us. Public records are handled under NRS Chapter 239. Sealing questions point to NRS Chapter 179, and criminal-history records are governed by NRS Chapter 179A.
Where to Look First
Choose the office by custody type or record type. A county jail booking, a court filing, a state prison sentence, and an immigration detention are separate records.
- For a current county jail inquiry, use the sheriff app or call the jail numbers above, then review jail inmate records.
- For booking photos, ask about releasable photographs through DCSO records or public-information requests and review jail roster mugshots.
- For filed charges, hearings, dispositions, sealed-record limits, or certified court copies, use the District Court, East Fork Justice Court, Tahoe Justice Court, or the guidance on court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility-specific address and service notes, use the Douglas County Minden Jail and Douglas County Lake Tahoe Jail pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Nevada state prisoner, use the NDOC offender search. NDOC is not the lookup for someone only arrested and awaiting trial in Douglas County jail.
- For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS, which may require JavaScript.
- For custody-status notifications, use Nevada VINE or Nevada SAVE. SAVE lists 866-393-5445 and NVSave@ag.nv.gov for notification help.