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.
Colfax County, Nebraska, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colfax County is held at the county jail, run by the Colfax 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: Colfax County public records, Colfax County arrest records, Colfax County warrants, Colfax County criminal records, Colfax County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Colfax County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colfax County is held at the county jail, run by the Colfax County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Colfax County Sheriff's Office at colfaxcountyne.gov/corrections (page title: Colfax County Jail | Colfax County), phone (402) 352-8526, 411 E 11th Street Schuyler, NE 68661, 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) 352-8526.
The Colfax County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 32 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 34 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Colfax County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Colfax County Jail
The Colfax County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Schuyler make the arrests that end in a booking in Colfax County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Colfax County: the State Patrol in Colfax County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Schuyler's 204 for 2025 and the Colfax County Sheriff's Office's 68 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Colfax County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 272 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 Colfax County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services lists its inmates at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Colfax County?
Ask the Colfax County Sheriff's Office at (402) 352-8526; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at colfaxcountyne.gov/corrections.
How many people are in the Colfax County jail?
About 32 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 34 beds.
What is the phone number for the Colfax County jail?
(402) 352-8526, the number on the page of the Colfax County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Colfax 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 Colfax 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.