Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Keith County, Nebraska, has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Keith County is held at the county jail, run by the Keith 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: Keith County public records, Keith County arrest records, Keith County warrants, Keith County criminal records, Keith County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Keith County
The county jail, run by the Keith County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Keith County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Keith County Sheriff's Office at keithcountyne.gov/residents/visiting_inmates.php (page title: Visiting Inmates), phone (308) 284-4726, 103 E 5 th St. Ogallala, NE 69153, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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) 284-4726.
The Keith County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 15 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 10 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Keith County has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Keith County Jail
The Keith County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ogallala make the arrests that end in a booking in Keith County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Keith County: the State Patrol in Keith County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ogallala's 188 for 2025 and the Keith County Sheriff's Office's 47 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Keith County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 235 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 Keith 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 Keith County?
Ask the Keith County Sheriff's Office at (308) 284-4726; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at keithcountyne.gov.
How many people are in the Keith County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
What is the phone number for the Keith County jail?
(308) 284-4726, the number on the page of the Keith County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Keith 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 Keith 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.