Lyon County, Nevada ~ For the week of July 21st through July 28th, 2024, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office-Jail Division in Yerington reported 34 bookings for charges listed with each person’s photograph.
- Lyon County Sheriff’s Office: 26
- Yerington Police Department: 3
- State of Nevada: 4
- Tribal: 1
Arrests/Charges are not the same as convictions.
Nevada’ criminal justice system:
- Legislature/elected law makers (Laws found at NRS Nevada Revised States https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/Index.html and NAC Nevada Administrative Code https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/
- Law enforcement (Locally: LCSO, YPD, NSP, Tribal)
- Court System (Locally: District Attorney, Justice Courts, District Courts, Public Defenders)
- Corrections (Community-based supervision: parole & probation; incarceration; fines; work programs; treatment programs, etc.).
LCSO Lyon County Sheriff’s Office operates the Lyon County Jail System for people who are arrested, held pending district attorney charges, and/or held on court order. LCSO does not decide who stays and who is released.
The County Justice Courts with the District Attorney’s recommendations (within the Nevada Revised Statutes) determine bail amounts according to the nature of the alleged crime.
The District Attorney determines whether to prosecute, decline prosecution, or to plea bargain with the defense attorneys.
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