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.
Hayes County, Nebraska, has 846 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hayes County is held at the county jail, run by the Hayes 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: Hayes County public records, Hayes County arrest records, Hayes County warrants, Hayes County criminal records, Hayes County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hayes County
The county jail, run by the Hayes County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hayes County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hayes County Sheriff's Office at hayescounty.ne.gov/webpages/sheriff/sheriff.html (page title: Hayes County Sheriff), phone (308) 286-3364, 3364 Address P.O. Box 86 505 Troth Street Hayes Center, NE 69032, 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) 286-3364.
Who Books People Into the Hayes County Jail
The Hayes County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hayes County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hayes County: the State Patrol in Hayes County (state police).
The Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes County?
Ask the Hayes County Sheriff's Office at (308) 286-3364; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hayescounty.ne.gov.
What is the phone number for the Hayes County jail?
(308) 286-3364, the number on the page of the Hayes County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hayes 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 Hayes 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.