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.
Dundy County, Nebraska, has about 1,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dundy County is held at the county jail, run by the Dundy 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: Dundy County public records, Dundy County arrest records, Dundy County warrants, Dundy County criminal records, Dundy County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Dundy County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Dundy County is held at the county jail, run by the Dundy County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dundy County Sheriff's Office at dundycounty.ne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Dundy County), phone (308) 423-2393, 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) 423-2393.
The Dundy County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 2 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Dundy County has about 1,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Dundy County Jail
The Dundy County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Dundy County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dundy County: the State Patrol in Dundy County (state police).
The Dundy County Sheriff's Office reported 1 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 Dundy 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 Dundy County?
Ask the Dundy County Sheriff's Office at (308) 423-2393; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dundycounty.ne.gov/sheriff-office.
How many people are in the Dundy County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Dundy County jail?
(308) 423-2393, the number on the page of the Dundy County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Dundy 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 Dundy 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.