Nevada County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's office950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
Nevada City, CA 95959
Non-emergency530-265-1471
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Nevada County jail information.
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One local jail holds people arrested in Nevada County: Wayne Brown Correctional Facility. Its guide has the address, phone, visiting, mail and money details families need.
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Wayne Brown Correctional Facility
925 Maidu AvenueNevada City, CA 95959
- Call the jail
- (530) 265-1291
- Sheriff's office
- (530) 265-1471
- Location
- Nevada City, CA
Housing and release status change. Confirm the person is still here before driving, mailing or depositing money.
The local jail
Open a facility for its address, phone and family rules.
- Wayne Brown Correctional FacilityNevada City · (530) 265-1291County jail
- CARL F. BRYAN II JUVENILE HALLNevada CityYouth custody
Sheriff and police in Nevada County
12 listed agencies. The arresting agency is usually not the holding facility.
Grass Valley Police Department
City police129 South Auburn St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Public line(530) 477-4600
Nevada City Police Department
City police317 Broad Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
Nevada City, CA 95959
Public line530-265-4700
Truckee Police Department
City police10183 Truckee Airport Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Truckee, CA 96161
Public line530-550-2323
Family next steps
Plan the next step from the right facility.
Confirm adult custody
Sheriff Inmates in Custody roster — also prints Wayne Brown visiting windows. Or call (530) 265-1291. Jail411 does not host inmate names. CIRIS is Washington Ridge / CDCR, not this jail.
Open this step →Adult jail visiting
Appointment only. The incarcerated person books it. 925 Maidu Avenue, Tuesday–Friday. Four 30-minute non-contact visits per week. No personal visits at Truckee.
Open this step →Send adult jail mail
Non-legal letters to Pigeonly PO Box 96777 Las Vegas with code 2100 (Wayne Brown) or 2101 (Truckee). Official/publisher and legal mail to PO Box 928 Nevada City. Not Juvenile Probation. Not Washington Ridge.
Open this step →Send money / commissary
TouchPay trust (facility locator 295901) and iCare commissary. Telmate is a separate phone account. Booking number comes from the incarcerated person — Sheriff will not give it to the public.
Open this step →Phones and video
Video on GettingOut, arranged by the incarcerated person, 7 days a week during out-of-cell time. Phone deposits on Telmate 866-516-0115. Trust deposits are TouchPay — a different account.
Open this step →Look up a court case
Nevada Superior Court public portal. Account required. Clerk phone (530) 362-4309 during clerk hours. Buildings: 201 Church Street (Nevada City) and 10075 Levon Avenue (Truckee).
Open this step →Which courthouse?
Nevada City Courthouse 201 Church Street. Truckee Courthouse 10075 Levon Avenue. Jail visiting is 925 Maidu Avenue — a different door on the Government Center campus.
Open this step →Youth detention (not the adult jail)
Carl F. Bryan II Juvenile Hall closed 1/1/21. Call Juvenile Probation (530) 265-1200. No public youth roster. No Pigeonly, no TouchPay, no GettingOut.
Open this step →Other custody and specialized locations
Different buildings. Different rules.
Truckee Jail / Truckee Substation
Sheriff Search for an Incarcerated Person page (checked 2026-09-12): the Truckee facility is a temporary housing facility. No personal visits. Corrections Division: adult-only booking and temporary holding for the greater Truckee area. Arrestees from Nevada County, Sierra County, and Placer County can be booked here and held for transport to their county’s main jail. CalAIM/Re-entry page also names Truckee Substation as a Sheriff facility. Confirm on the Inmates in Custody roster — people who stay in Nevada County custody are at Wayne Brown. Do not drive here for a visit.
10879 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA 96160Carl F. Bryan II Juvenile Hall (closed)
Official Probation page (checked 2026-09-12): Carl F. Bryan II Juvenile Hall closed as of 1/1/21. For juvenile arrests, bookings, or detentions call Juvenile Probation at (530) 265-1200. There is no public youth roster. Do not use Wayne Brown visiting, Pigeonly 2100/2101, TouchPay, iCare, Telmate, or GettingOut for a youth. Jail411 is not publishing a youth handbook for a closed hall.
15434 State Highway 49, Nevada City, CA 95959Washington Ridge Conservation Camp #44
CDCR / CAL FIRE conservation camp at 11425 Conservation Camp Road, Nevada City — (530) 265-4623. Official CDCR camp page (checked 2026-09-12). Find someone on CIRIS, not the Sheriff Inmates in Custody roster. Visiting, mail, packages, and money are CDCR rules — not Pigeonly 2100, not TouchPay facility 295901, not GettingOut for Wayne Brown. Camp visiting is scheduled by calling or emailing the camp. This is not Wayne Brown Correctional Facility.
11425 Conservation Camp Road, Nevada City, CA 95959- Adult custody: Inmates in Custody roster at reports.nevcounty.net (also shows Wayne Brown visiting windows). Corrections Division will not give booking numbers or release dates to the public. Call (530) 265-1291. VINE after you confirm this jail.
- Adult jail door: 925 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City. Sheriff HQ is 950 Maidu Avenue Suite 280 — not visiting. Truckee Jail is 10879 Donner Pass Road — no personal visits. Courthouse is 201 Church Street. Juvenile Probation is 109 1/2 North Pine Street. Washington Ridge is 11425 Conservation Camp Road.
- Sierra County’s official Temporary Housing Facility page (checked 2026-09-12): as of 17 Mar 2015 the Downieville jail is temporary holding with no visiting and no mail. Sierra inmates are housed primarily at Wayne Brown in Nevada City, and occasionally at Plumas County Jail in Quincy. Sierra’s inmate-search link is this Nevada County roster. Sierra people at Wayne Brown use Nevada County visit, mail, and money rules.
- Youth: Carl F. Bryan II Juvenile Hall closed 1/1/21. Call Juvenile Probation (530) 265-1200. Do not mix adult Pigeonly / TouchPay / Telmate / GettingOut with youth.
- Washington Ridge Conservation Camp is CDCR. CIRIS, CDCR visiting, and CDCR mail — not this county jail.
Court, counsel and supervision
Use the office that handles this part of the case.
Superior Court
Nevada City Courthouse
Official Locations & Hours (checked 2026-09-12): clerk Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; building 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Phone (530) 362-4309 during clerk hours. Jury status (530) 557-3868. Weapons screening; pocket knives, scissors, and similar items are banned. Self-Help Center is in this building (Mon–Thu 8:30 a.m.–noon and 1:30–4:00 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.–noon). Public portal at nevada-portal.ecourt.com. This is not jail visiting at 925 Maidu Avenue.
201 Church Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Truckee Courthouse — Joseph Government Center
Official court location (checked 2026-09-12). Same clerk phone (530) 362-4309. Self-Help in Truckee: 2nd Wednesday of every month 9:00 a.m.–noon, afternoon by appointment. DA Suite 101 and Probation Suite 102 are in this building — not the Truckee Jail at 10879 Donner Pass Road, and not adult-jail visiting.
10075 Levon Avenue, Truckee, CA 96161Public defense and appointed counsel
Nevada County Public Defender
Official Public Defender page (checked 2026-09-12): Public Defender Jennifer Mouzis. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (530) 478-5626. Out of custody: call or email; come in if you have no phone or email. If a loved one is in custody, have them call this office from the jail for free. Next court date: call or email. Adults and juveniles. This office is not visiting. Jail phone calls and non-attorney visits may be recorded — do not discuss the case on those.
109 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959District Attorney
Office of the District Attorney
Official DA contact (checked 2026-09-12): District Attorney Jesse Wilson. Front reception Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; phone 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fax (530) 478-1871. district.attorney@co.nevada.ca.us. Not jail visiting at 925 Maidu Avenue.
201 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Victim / Witness Assistance Center
Official Victim/Witness page (checked 2026-09-12). Same DA number (530) 265-1301. Fax (530) 478-1871. Restitution email Victim.Restitution@nevadacountyca.gov. Community Beyond Violence 530-272-2046 / crisis 530-272-3467. Mental Health Crisis Line 530-265-5811.
201 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Truckee District Attorney / Victim Witness
Official DA and Victim/Witness contacts (checked 2026-09-12). Fax (530) 587-7073. Same Joseph Government Center as the Truckee Courthouse — not Truckee Jail visiting (there is none).
10075 Levon Avenue, Suite 101, Truckee, CA 96161Probation
Adult Probation — Nevada City
Official Reporting page (checked 2026-09-12): report in person within 24 hours of sentencing unless returning to custody; if returned to custody, report within 24 hours of release. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chief Probation Officer Jeff Goldman. Fax (530) 265-6293. probation@nevadacountyca.gov. A probation hold can block release after bail. Not the jail visitor door.
109 1/2 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Juvenile Probation — Nevada City
Official Reporting page juveniles tab (checked 2026-09-12). Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Hall closed 1/1/21 — call (530) 265-1200 for detention questions. Different door from Wayne Brown.
109 1/2 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Probation — Truckee
Official Reporting page (checked 2026-09-12): if sentenced in Truckee Court, report here. Adults and juveniles. Not Truckee Jail at 10879 Donner Pass Road.
10075 Levon Avenue, Suite 102, Truckee, CA 96161Parole, records and family support
Nevada County Sheriff’s Office — Headquarters
Official Sheriff contact (checked 2026-09-12): Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Shannan Moon. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. excluding holidays. Fax (530) 470-0439. sheriff@nevadacountyca.gov. Emergencies 911. Jail visiting is 925 Maidu Avenue — not this HQ door.
950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 280, Nevada City, CA 95959Sheriff — Truckee Jail / east slope
County directory (checked 2026-09-12): Truckee Jail, 24 hours. No personal visits. Locations page also lists the Sheriff’s Truckee office at 10879 Donner Pass Road; Joseph Government Center courts/DA/probation are 10075 Levon Avenue. Media-release letterhead prints (530) 582-7838 for Truckee.
10879 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA 96160Nevada City Police Department (inventory)
County facility/agency inventory. Emergencies 911. Nevada City arrestees booked into county jail go to Wayne Brown. Use the Sheriff roster, not this PD, for custody.
317 Broad Street, Nevada City, CA 95959Grass Valley Police Department (inventory)
County facility/agency inventory. Emergencies 911. Grass Valley arrestees booked into county jail go to Wayne Brown.
129 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945Truckee Police Department (inventory)
County facility/agency inventory. Emergencies 911. Truckee-area Sheriff bookings can start at Truckee Jail (10879 Donner Pass Road) then move to Wayne Brown. No personal visits at Truckee Jail.
10183 Truckee-Tahoe Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161CDCR parole — Auburn & Sierra GPS
State parole, not county probation. CDCR Northern Region directory updated 9/11/2026 lists Auburn & Sierra GPS (Auburn 530-823-4188, Sierra GPS 530-823-4193). No Nevada County street parole office is published. Report to the office named in the release papers.
1915 Grass Valley Hwy, #500, Auburn, CA 95603Sources and review
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Before you visit, call or send.
Start with the general process. Then use the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility guide for the local details available there.
Visiting
Schedules, visitor approval, identification and arrival.
Read the guidePhone calls
Calling accounts, approved providers and connection issues.
Read the guideMail & photos
Mailing addresses, permitted contents and delivery rules.
Read the guideMoney & commissary
Deposit methods, account types and fees to check.
Read the guideDifferent custody systems.
Different places to start.
A Nevada County arrest usually means the county jail. A state sentence, a federal case or an immigration hold means a different system with its own locator and rules.
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Which Nevada County jail holds the person?
Use the official in-custody report. Adult custody may be at Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City or the North Auburn/Truckee-related route described in the record.
Which probation office should I use?
Probation publishes separate Nevada City and Truckee reporting locations. Use the office named by the supervising officer or sentencing court.
How do I confirm current adult custody?
Check the Sheriff's Inmates in Custody roster or call (530) 265-1291. The roster also publishes Wayne Brown visiting windows.
How are visits arranged?
The incarcerated person books the appointment. Wayne Brown provides non-contact visits Tuesday through Friday; the Sheriff says there are no personal visits at the Truckee jail.
Where do personal letters go?
Use Pigeonly P.O. Box 96777, Las Vegas, with code 2100 for Wayne Brown or 2101 for Truckee. Legal, official and publisher mail goes to P.O. Box 928, Nevada City.
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