Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Nemaha County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nemaha County is held at the county jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Nemaha County public records, Nemaha County warrants, Nemaha County criminal records, Nemaha County court records, Nemaha County police reports, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Nemaha County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nemaha County is held at the county jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster | Nemaha County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Nemaha County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 13 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 36 beds, and it ran at 22 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nemaha County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nemaha County Jail
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office make the arrests that end in a booking in Nemaha County.
The Sabetha Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Nemaha County, so its arrests are not broken out for Nemaha County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office's 48 for 2025 and Seneca's 24 for 2021.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office reported 48 arrests to the FBI for 2025. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kansas Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Nemaha County?
Look on the custody page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Nemaha County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nemaha County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Nemaha County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.