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.
Holt County, Nebraska, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Holt County is held at the county jail, run by the Holt 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: Holt County public records, Holt County arrest records, Holt County warrants, Holt County criminal records, Holt County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Holt County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Holt County is held at the county jail, run by the Holt County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Holt County Sheriff's Office at holtcounty.nebraska.gov/about/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Holt County), phone (402) 336-2850, 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 (402) 336-2850.
The Holt County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 10 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 22 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Holt County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Holt County Jail
The Holt County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for O'Neill, Atkinson and Ewing make the arrests that end in a booking in Holt County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Holt County: the State Patrol in Holt County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were O'Neill's 89 for 2025, the Holt County Sheriff's Office's 8 for 2025 and Atkinson's 3 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Holt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 100 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 Holt 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 Holt County?
Ask the Holt County Sheriff's Office at (402) 336-2850; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at holtcounty.nebraska.gov/about/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Holt County jail?
About 10 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 22 beds.
What is the phone number for the Holt County jail?
(402) 336-2850, the number on the page of the Holt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Holt 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 Holt 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.