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 October 4, 2026.
Garfield County, Nebraska, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield 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: Garfield County public records, Garfield County arrest records, Garfield County warrants, Garfield County criminal records, Garfield County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Garfield County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garfield County is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at garfieldcounty.ne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Garfield County), phone 308-346-5150, Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 308-346-5150.
The Garfield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 1 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Garfield County has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Garfield County Jail
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Garfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Garfield County: the State Patrol in Garfield County (state police).
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office reported 8 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County?
Ask the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at 308-346-5150; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at garfieldcounty.ne.gov/sheriff-office.
How many people are in the Garfield County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Garfield County jail?
308-346-5150, the number on the page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Garfield 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 Garfield 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.