Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
La Vista, Nebraska, in Sarpy County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in La Vista is held at the county jail, run by the Sarpy 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in La Vista
A person kept in custody after an arrest in La Vista is held at the county jail, run by the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office at sarpy.gov/441/Department-of-Corrections (page title: Department of Corrections (JAIL) | Sarpy County, NE), phone 402-949-3876, 1206 Golden Gate Drive Papillion, NE 68046, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 402-949-3876.
The Sarpy County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 148 beds, and it ran at 116 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sarpy County has about 205,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sarpy County Jail
The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for La Vista (filed by the FBI as La Vista Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around La Vista.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sarpy County: the State Patrol in Sarpy County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bellevue's 1,649 for 2025, the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office's 1,137 for 2025 and Papillion's 482 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Sarpy County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,680 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in La Vista arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Sarpy County serves the sentence in a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, whose inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in La Vista?
Ask the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office at 402-949-3876; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sarpy.gov/441/Department-of-Corrections.
How many people are in the Sarpy County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 148 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sarpy County jail?
402-949-3876, the number on the page of the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sarpy County go?
To a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; its inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov.
Is this the official La Vista website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.