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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Arthur County, Nebraska, has 423 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Arthur County is held at the county jail, run by the Arthur 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Arthur County public records, Arthur County arrest records, Arthur County warrants, Arthur County criminal records, Arthur County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Arthur County
The county jail, run by the Arthur County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Arthur County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Arthur County Sheriff's Office at arthurcounty.nebraska.gov/node/14 (page title: Sheriff | Arthur County, Nebraska), phone 308-785-7911, 205 Fir Street PO Box 188 Arthur, NE 69121, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 308-785-7911.
Who Books People Into the Arthur County Jail
The Arthur County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Arthur County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Arthur County: the State Patrol in Arthur County (state police).
The Arthur County Sheriff's Office reported 0 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.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Arthur County 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 Arthur 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 Arthur County?
Ask the Arthur County Sheriff's Office at 308-785-7911; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at arthurcounty.nebraska.gov/node/14.
What is the phone number for the Arthur County jail?
308-785-7911, the number on the page of the Arthur County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Arthur 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 Arthur 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.