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.
Deuel County, Nebraska, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Deuel County is held at the county jail, run by the Deuel 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: Deuel County public records, Deuel County arrest records, Deuel County warrants, Deuel County criminal records, Deuel County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Deuel County
The county jail, run by the Deuel County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Deuel County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Deuel County Sheriff's Office at deuelcountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Deuel County), phone (308) 874-3305, 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 (308) 874-3305.
Who Books People Into the Deuel County Jail
The Deuel County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Deuel County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Deuel County: the State Patrol in Deuel County (state police).
The Deuel County Sheriff's Office reported 1 arrests to the FBI for 2019. 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 Deuel 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 Deuel County?
Ask the Deuel County Sheriff's Office at (308) 874-3305; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at deuelcountyne.gov/sheriff-office.
What is the phone number for the Deuel County jail?
(308) 874-3305, the number on the page of the Deuel County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Deuel 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 Deuel 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.