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 September 30, 2026.
Banner County, Nebraska, has 665 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Banner County is held at the county jail, run by the Banner 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: Banner County public records, Banner County arrest records, Banner County warrants, Banner County criminal records, Banner County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Banner County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Banner County is held at the county jail, run by the Banner County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Banner County Sheriff's Office at bannercountyne.gov/government/officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Banner County Nebraska), phone 308.436.5271, 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 308.436.5271.
The Banner County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 3 people, down from about 4 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 5 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Banner County has 665 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 51 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Banner County Jail
The Banner County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Banner County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Banner County: the State Patrol in Banner County (state police).
The Banner County Sheriff's Office reported 2 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 Banner 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 Banner 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 Banner County?
Ask the Banner County Sheriff's Office at 308.436.5271; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bannercountyne.gov.
How many people are in the Banner County jail?
About 3 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 5 beds.
What is the phone number for the Banner County jail?
308.436.5271, the number on the page of the Banner County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Banner 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 Banner 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.