Lyon County Sheriff Pope’s Message of the Week: October 11, 2024

Message of the Week 10/11/2024

NRS (Nevada Revised Statutes) 248.050 requires the Sheriff to maintain the county jail. Our jail was built in 2013 with the growing population of Lyon County in mind and has a maximum capacity of 184 inmates. Future expansion will also allow the housing of an additional 32 inmates, bringing the total capacity to 216. The current average inmate population in the Lyon County Jail is 85 inmates.

Adequate staffing keeps the jail functioning safely. Currently, the Staffing at the Lyon County jail consists of:

-14 Deputies (1 open position)
-4 Sergeants
-1 Lieutenant
-Control Room Operators, 11 civilian employees, and 1 supervisor.
-Inmate Meals prepared by (Summit Foods) with 4 on-site staff members.
-Inmate Medical treatment provided by (Recon) consisting of 4 nurses.
-The Jail commander oversees the staffing in the jail.

The Lyon County Jail booked 130 inmates from 09/01/2024 to 09/30/2024. These bookings combine Lyon County arrests, Nevada State Police, Nevada Parole and Probation, Yerington Police Department, Yerington Paiute Tribal arrests, and various other law enforcement agencies.

The Lyon County Jail released 137 inmates from 09/01/2024 to 09/30/2024. These releases include post of bail, release on own recognizance, release to probation, release to Nevada State Prisons, temporary release, and release for time served.

Three deputies are assigned to the Court Division of the Jail. Court Deputies ensure inmates are in court in a timely manner. They are also responsible for transporting inmates to various court locations throughout Lyon County. Court Deputies also implement video arraignment using a web-based system. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office conducts video arraignments between the Sheriff’s Detention facility and the Municipal / Justice Courtrooms in the cities of Fernley, Dayton, and Yerington.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is aggressively targeting those that choose crime over our quality of life, and there is plenty of space in the Lyon County Jail for those individuals.

Bail reform, not the Sheriff’s Office, Judges, or the District Attorney’s Office, has ensured that arrested individuals are released from jail after a short amount of time (8 Hours on average). Bail reform was passed by the Nevada Legislature, and the burden lies with the legislature to reform the reform.

Respectfully,
Sheriff Brad Pope