Clark County Detention Center
The Clark County Detention Center is the largest jail in Nevada and the primary booking facility for arrests made by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police across the Strip, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, and most of unincorporated Clark County. Felonies, serious misdemeanors, and warrants land here first.
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How to find someone booked at Clark County Detention Center
If someone you know was just arrested, the first question is always the same: are they actually here, and what happens next? Here is the honest version, including what the official source will and will not tell you.
- 1Check the official source first
Use the Clark County in-custody search. Search the last name on its own before you add anything else.
- 2Give intake time before you panic
A record does not appear at the moment of arrest. Transport, medical screening, property, prints, and photos come first, and that commonly runs several hours. An empty search in the first hour usually means booking is still in progress.
- 3Confirm by phone: (702) 671-3900
A phone confirmation beats a screen. Have the full legal name and date of birth ready, because the booking record uses the name on the government ID, not the name everyone calls them.
- 4Still nothing? They may be at a different facility
Which jail someone lands in depends on which agency arrested them and where. Check the other Southern Nevada facilities below, and call (702) 857-7197 if you want us to check all of them at once.
About this jail's lookup: CCDC runs the one free self-service roster in the valley. It searches people currently in custody, so a booking still being processed, or a release that already happened, will not show. Try the last name on its own first: a middle name or a hyphen typed into the first-name box is the usual reason a real booking returns nothing.
Locating someone is step one. What matters more is what happens in the next 48 to 72 hours, because that is when charges are filed and bail is argued. If you have found them, read what happens after an arrest in Las Vegas next, or call (702) 857-7197.
Who gets booked at CCDC
Adults arrested in unincorporated Clark County and the Las Vegas Strip on felony or serious misdemeanor charges.
Bail is set per the Clark County bail schedule for misdemeanors; felonies require a magistrate appearance within 48 to 72 hours.
Common charges processed through CCDC
These are the charges we most often see filed against people booked at CCDC. Each one has its own statutes, defenses, and bail patterns. Click through to the charge-specific page or call (702) 857-7197 for an immediate review.
Misdemeanors
Non-Violent Felonies
Violent Felonies
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CCDC inmate search: common questions
How do I find out if someone is in custody at Clark County Detention Center?
Start with Clark County in-custody search, then confirm by phone at (702) 671-3900. CCDC runs the one free self-service roster in the valley. It searches people currently in custody, so a booking still being processed, or a release that already happened, will not show. Try the last name on its own first: a middle name or a hyphen typed into the first-name box is the usual reason a real booking returns nothing. A booking is not searchable the moment someone is arrested. The record appears only after intake is finished, which commonly takes several hours, so an empty result early on usually means the booking is still in progress rather than that the arrest did not happen.
How long after an arrest does someone show up in the CCDC system?
There is no published guarantee, but intake typically runs several hours from the arrest to a searchable record: transport, medical screening, property, prints, and photos all come first, and a busy night runs longer. If it has been several hours and the name still is not showing, call (702) 671-3900 and ask directly rather than refreshing the search. If you cannot confirm custody anywhere, call (702) 857-7197 and we will locate the booking for you.
What information do I need to search for someone by name?
Full legal name and date of birth. Search the last name on its own first. Booking records use the name on the government ID, so nicknames, shortened first names, married names, hyphens, and middle names typed into the wrong box are the most common reason a real booking returns no result. If the name is common, the date of birth is what separates the right record from the wrong one.
Can I see the charges and the bail amount for someone booked at CCDC?
Often, but not always, and what you see is preliminary. Booking charges are what the arresting officer wrote down; the prosecutor decides what actually gets filed, and that can be more, fewer, or different charges. Bail is set per the Clark County bail schedule for misdemeanors; felonies require a magistrate appearance within 48 to 72 hours. Treat anything on a public screen as a starting point and confirm it against the court record.
What if the person is not showing up at CCDC?
They were probably booked somewhere else. Southern Nevada has separate city, county, and federal facilities, and only the Clark County jail and the federal locator offer a self-service search, so which one you land in depends on which agency made the arrest and where. Check the other Southern Nevada facilities listed on this page, and remember that federal holds do not appear on any county roster. Call (702) 857-7197 and we will check all of them.
Other Southern Nevada jails
Not at CCDC? Each agency books into its own facility, and each one keeps its own records. Start with the jail that matches the arresting agency.
If the arrest came from a missed court date rather than a new offense, the Las Vegas warrant search walks through checking each court directly, and quash or surrender covers what to do about it.
This page provides general information about locating someone in custody in Southern Nevada. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Facility procedures, lookup systems, and phone numbers change; verify anything time-critical directly with the facility. Full disclaimer
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