The White Pine County Inmate Population
The White Pine County inmate population is split between two very different custody systems. The White Pine County Sheriff's Office runs the local jail in Ely for adult arrests, local warrants, pretrial detention, short county sentences, and temporary holds. That county jail population is the group most readers mean when they need a current White Pine County jail roster or booking search. It is local custody, not state prison custody.
Ely State Prison is also in White Pine County, but it is a Nevada Department of Corrections facility. The NDOC Ely State Prison page describes ESP as a maximum-security prison for sentenced state offenders. A person arrested in White Pine County may start at the jail and later move into NDOC custody only after conviction, sentencing, or another lawful state commitment. That distinction matters because the county Power BI roster, the NDOC locator, BOP, ICE ODLS, and VINELink do not search the same population.
White Pine County Inmate Population Statistics
Published figures are limited for the county jail. White Pine County does not publish a current average daily jail population, annual booking count, or local demographic dashboard in the official pages reviewed. The best sourced local jail capacity figure in the research is a 2022 Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix listing White Pine County Jail as a 26-bed jail. For the state-prison side, NDOC lists Ely State Prison capacity at 1,183 offenders and staffing at 406 employee positions on its facility page updated in 2026.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| White Pine County Jail capacity | 26 beds | Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix, 2022 data |
| White Pine County Jail historical local count | 17 | Prisoners of the Census, local jail count dated 3/31/2006 |
| Ely State Prison capacity | 1,183 offenders | NDOC ESP facility page, updated 2026 |
| Ely State Prison staffing | 406 employee positions | NDOC ESP facility page, 2026 |
| White Pine residents imprisoned | 31 residents | Prison Policy Initiative Nevada origin report, 2020 |
White Pine County Inmate Population Trends
The available trend line is not a complete annual jail series. It is a set of dated points from high-authority sources. The county jail count of 17 local jail residents is historical, while the 26-bed figure comes from a phone-rate appendix rather than a county operations report. State-prison numbers are clearer because NDOC publishes facility information for Ely State Prison. The local picture is unusual: White Pine hosts a large state prison population even though most ESP prisoners are not White Pine County residents.
| Year | Published Count or Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17 local jail residents | Historical White Pine County Jail count dated March 31, 2006. |
| 2019 | ESP had 990+ inmates, 8 from White Pine | Legislative exhibit tied the state prison to local court workload. |
| 2020 | 31 White Pine residents imprisoned | Prison Policy Initiative origin report for Nevada. |
| 2022 | 26 jail beds | Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix. |
| 2026 | 1,183 ESP capacity | NDOC current facility page. |
White Pine County Jail Population Makeup
White Pine County does not publish an official current county jail breakdown by sex, age, race, charge level, pretrial status, hold type, or sentence status in the source set. The roster search is meant to locate a person in custody, not to report aggregate demographics. The known county-jail categories are operational: new arrestees, defendants waiting for Justice Court or District Court proceedings, people held on local warrants, short local sentences, and temporary holds before release, court, or transfer.
The state-prison population in the county is different. Ely State Prison houses sentenced NDOC offenders in a maximum-security setting. A legislative exhibit noted that only eight of 990-plus ESP inmates originated from White Pine County in January 2019, so ESP affects the county's courts and workforce without representing a local jail population. For a lookup, the practical test is simple: active local arrest or short county custody starts with the county portal; sentenced prison custody starts with NDOC.
White Pine County Jail Capacity
The official county jail pages reviewed do not publish a current rated-capacity statement, current headcount, overcrowding declaration, or daily population dashboard. The 26-bed jail-capacity figure should be treated as a high-authority secondary source because it comes from the Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix, not a current county jail handbook. No current DOJ consent decree, official overcrowding order, or active county jail class action was located in the research sweep.
There is still local facility context. The Seventh Judicial District Court page says a new Justice Center was built on November 1, 2021 to help preserve the historic courthouse in downtown Ely. Research also found a legislative exhibit describing the older jail and court setup as antiquated for security needs. Those points support a cautious conclusion: White Pine has facility-history material, but not a current public overcrowding metric.
Laws for White Pine County Inmates
Nevada law supplies the public-records framework for jail and court records. It does not mean every jail photo, investigation file, sealed case, juvenile matter, or medical detail is public. For White Pine County inmate population data, the practical rule is that available records start with the county roster or jail line, then move to a public-record request when a document or older booking record is not online.
Key Statutes:
NRS 239.010 makes public books and records open unless another law makes the record confidential.
NRS 239.0107 requires a Nevada government entity to respond to a public-records request with the record, a denial basis, or a timing update.
NRS 211.010 requires counties to maintain a jail or lawful detention arrangement.
NRS 211.030 makes the sheriff custodian of the jail and requires prisoner death reporting.
White Pine County State Prison Count
The state-prison count in White Pine County is dominated by Ely State Prison. NDOC says ESP opened in July 1989, was built in two phases, and is about nine miles north of Ely. Its capacity is much larger than the local county jail, and its population is statewide. Someone serving an NDOC sentence at ESP should be searched through the NDOC offender search, not the White Pine County jail roster.
The NDOC page also lists Ely Conservation Camp as closed, so it is not treated as an active facility. ESP still adds local context because prison cases can affect the Seventh Judicial District Court. For readers, the key point is custody type. County jail custody is tied to local booking and court status. State prison custody is tied to a sentence or state commitment.
Search White Pine County Inmates
The official current-custody channel is the government Power BI inmate-search portal. The portal's public text welcomes users to the inmate search and directs people needing help to the jail information line. The static page text does not expose every Power BI filter or field, so the safest search process combines the portal, the jail information line, the sheriff's office, and the records-request path.
The White Pine public inmate search portal is the first stop for current county jail custody. It should not be used as a statewide prison locator, a federal inmate locator, or a court-case index.
- Open the official Power BI inmate-search portal for current White Pine County Jail custody.
- Search with the person's name and review any visible roster result carefully.
- If the portal is blank, slow, or does not show the person, call 775-283-JAIL (5245) or the sheriff's main number at 775-289-8808.
- If the person has been sentenced to prison, search NDOC by offender ID or demographics.
- For older booking records, release details, or records not shown online, use the county public-record request process.
White Pine County Roster Fields
The available public text confirms the portal as an inmate-search channel and gives the jail information line. It does not confirm a full profile field set, refresh timing, release retention policy, export function, or mugshot field. That gap should shape the search. Do not assume that a missing online result proves the person is not in custody.
The county inmate-search screenshot in the manifest comes from the public Power BI portal and shows the official portal context for White Pine County inmate lookup.
The image is useful because the county does not publish a traditional daily booking PDF or sheriff-hosted roster page in the reviewed sources.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI search or filter controls | Portal slicers/search | Unspecified | Static public text did not expose all controls. |
| Jail Information Line | Phone fallback | Not applicable | 775-283-JAIL (5245) is listed for further assistance. |
Past White Pine County Inmate Records
Past and released inmate records may not stay visible in the current-custody portal. The research did not locate a county archive of daily booking reports, a public released-inmate search, or a retention schedule for roster entries. For older booking records, mugshots, release information, or incident-related material, the county's public-record path is the more reliable route.
The White Pine County Clerk page says records requests must be made through the Clerk's Office under NRS Chapter 239. The form asks for requester contact details and a clear description of the records sought. Copy fees in the research are $0.50 per page, $5 for media files if the requester provides the storage device, and $10 if the Clerk provides a DVD. Redactions can apply to confidential, sealed, juvenile, medical, victim, witness, or active-investigation material.
White Pine County Inmate Record Fields
The county portal did not expose a complete sample inmate profile in the research. That means the field inventory has to be cautious. The online search should be treated as a current-custody lookup, while exact booking sheets, mugshots, court charging documents, and older release records may require a phone call or records request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Detainee name is expected in a search result, but exact display format was not exposed. |
| Booking number | Not confirmed in the static portal text. |
| Booking date or time | Not confirmed in the static portal text. |
| Mugshot | Not confirmed; the county jail page does not publish a booking-photo gallery. |
| Charges | Not confirmed in the static portal text; court filings may differ from booking charges. |
| Custody or release status | Current custody is implied by the inmate-search portal, but release retention was not located. |
White Pine County Jail vs Prison
White Pine County searches often fail when the wrong custody system is used. A person arrested by a local agency may be booked into the county jail. After a felony conviction and sentence, that same person may appear in the NDOC locator instead. Federal and immigration custody are separate again. VINELink can help with notification, but it is a supplement rather than the official booking record.
| Category | County Jail | State Prison | Federal or ICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Arrestees, pretrial detainees, local warrants, short county sentences | Sentenced NDOC offenders | Federal inmates, USMS detainees, or immigration detainees |
| Lookup | White Pine Power BI portal and jail line | NDOC offender search | BOP locator or ICE ODLS |
| Local example | White Pine County Jail | Ely State Prison | No BOP or ICE facility found in the county |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The NDOC offender search accepts an offender ID or name fields and provides downloadable offender data files. NDOC warns that the data is raw and not an official law-enforcement record. Family Services is listed for inmate questions. This system is the right place for sentenced Nevada prisoners, including those at Ely State Prison.
For federal custody, the BOP inmate locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to the present by number or by name. For immigration custody, ICE ODLS searches by A-number and country of birth or biographical fields. VINELink can help with custody-status notifications after the holding agency is identified.
White Pine County Detention Facilities
Two active detention facilities belong in the White Pine County inmate population discussion. They are not interchangeable. One is a sheriff-operated county jail for local custody. The other is a statewide maximum-security prison operated by NDOC.
- White Pine County Jail holds adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, short county sentences, local warrants, and temporary holds before court or transfer.
- Ely State Prison holds sentenced Nevada Department of Corrections offenders and is searched through NDOC, not the county jail roster.
White Pine County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the White Pine County inmate population?
The county does not publish a current official average daily jail population in the reviewed sources. The best local jail capacity figure is 26 beds from a 2022 Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix. Ely State Prison, a separate NDOC facility in the county, has a published capacity of 1,183 offenders.
How do I search the White Pine County inmate population?
Start with the county Power BI inmate-search portal for current White Pine County Jail custody. If the portal does not answer the question, call the jail information line at 775-283-JAIL (5245). Search NDOC for sentenced state prisoners and BOP or ICE ODLS for federal or immigration custody.
Are White Pine County mugshots online?
The research did not confirm that the public county portal displays booking photos. The county jail page does not publish a mugshot gallery or daily booking-photo page. A booking photo may require a public-record request unless it appears in the official inmate-search result.
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