Located at
3200 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
this jail books adults arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges in Clark County.
The sheriff’s office brings in its own arrestees, and police from cities and towns in the county that do not operate a detention center bring theirs here too. Intake staff photograph and fingerprint every new prisoner, inventory property, check for warrants and complete a medical screening before housing is assigned.
Arrests by the Nevada State Police (Highway Patrol Division) and by federal agencies, including the U.S. Marshals and ICE, may also be booked into this facility.
Nevada has no statewide sanctuary law, and practice differs from county to county. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which runs the Clark County Detention Center, renewed a 287(g) agreement with ICE in 2025 that allows ICE warrants to be served inside the jail; the arrangement has been challenged in state court. Someone held on an ICE detainer may be transferred to federal custody instead of walking out when their local case allows release.
The public arrest log is sourced from the sheriff’s official booking list (opens in a new tab) or an official statewide jail list. Entries can include a booking photo where allowed, the charges and the arresting agency for each. To fill in gaps in a record, phone the Las Vegas Detention Center at 702-229-6444.
Plan on anywhere from two hours to a full day between a person’s arrival at the Las Vegas Detention Center and their placement in housing or release, depending on how crowded booking is.
Under Nevada law, a judge must review probable cause within 48 hours of a warrantless arrest, and an arrested person generally must be brought before a magistrate within 72 hours. The Nevada Supreme Court has held that bail must be set at an individualized hearing that weighs the person’s ability to pay, and release on recognizance is an option. Bail agents are licensed by the Nevada Division of Insurance, and state law fixes the premium at 15% of the bond or $50, whichever is greater. Our Bail page explains the release process.
Phone the facility at 702-229-6444 and ask booking staff if the person is in custody.
You might reach an automated inmate lookup, or you may be transferred to an officer. Staff commonly ask for a date of birth to verify identity before giving out details.
A fresh arrest may not appear in the system for several hours while paperwork is completed.
Online, the Las Vegas Detention Center Booking Roster shows people booked recently.
An arrested person who has been read their Miranda rights is transported to the county detention center or a city jail in Clark County to be booked.
There are several stages to booking. Lawyers usually advise staying quiet about the charges throughout, because remarks to officers, cellmates or callers can be recorded and later offered as evidence.
A mugshot and fingerprints are taken and the person answers questions about their history, health and mental state. Anyone booked on a felony arrest must also give a cheek-swab DNA sample under Nevada law; if the arrest was made without a warrant, the sample is analyzed only after a judge finds probable cause. Warrant checks cover Clark County, the rest of Nevada and other states.
In a DUI case, blood can be drawn with consent or under a warrant, and refusing a test leads to license revocation.
Expect a search before entering the jail, often including a pat-down, a metal detector or scanner, and in some cases a strip search.
Officers ask about medical issues, medications, allergies, substance use, tattoos, gang affiliation and suicide risk. Those answers shape where the person is housed and whether medical or mental health staff need to see them.
Belongings are taken, listed on an inventory sheet and stored. They are handed back at release, or a family member or friend can pick them up if the person authorizes it.
Stored property covers clothing, cash, wallets, purses, phones, jewelry, body piercings and watches, and sometimes eyeglasses if they are judged a security concern. Shoelaces are removed from any shoes the person keeps.
Nevada law lets an arrested person make a reasonable number of completed local calls right after booking, and except where physically impossible, within three hours of arrest. Those calls must include at least one to a friend or bail agent and one to a lawyer, which helps when arranging bond or bail. Long-distance calls are at the person’s own expense.
People held for court are issued a jail uniform, sandals or slip-on shoes, bedding, a towel and hygiene basics.
A shower, and sometimes a lice or scabies treatment, usually comes before the move to a housing unit.
It can be as short as an hour or longer than a day. The number of new arrivals, available staff and the person’s conduct all make a difference.
A person who is severely intoxicated or violent may be kept in a holding cell for hours before booking can continue.