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.
Nemaha County, Nebraska, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nemaha County is held at the county jail, run by the Nemaha 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: Nemaha County public records, Nemaha County arrest records, Nemaha County warrants, Nemaha County criminal records, Nemaha County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Nemaha County
The county jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Nemaha County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at nemahacountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Nemaha County), phone 402-274-3139, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 402-274-3139.
The Nemaha County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 13 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 18 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nemaha County has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nemaha County Jail
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Nemaha County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Nemaha County: the State Patrol in Nemaha County (state police).
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office reported 78 arrests to the FBI for 2022. 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County?
Ask the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office at 402-274-3139; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at nemahacountyne.gov/sheriff-office.
How many people are in the Nemaha County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 18 beds.
What is the phone number for the Nemaha County jail?
402-274-3139, the number on the page of the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nemaha 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 Nemaha 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.