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.
Phelps County, Nebraska, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Phelps County is held at the county jail, run by the Phelps 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: Phelps County public records, Phelps County arrest records, Phelps County warrants, Phelps County criminal records, Phelps County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Phelps County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Phelps County is held at the county jail, run by the Phelps County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Phelps County Sheriff's Office at phelpscountyso.org (page title: Phelps County Sheriff), phone 308-995-5692, 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 308-995-5692.
The Phelps County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 45 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 51 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Phelps County has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 50 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Phelps County Jail
The Phelps County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Holdrege make the arrests that end in a booking in Phelps County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Phelps County: the State Patrol in Phelps County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Holdrege's 53 for 2025 and the Phelps County Sheriff's Office's 13 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Phelps County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County?
Ask the Phelps County Sheriff's Office at 308-995-5692; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at phelpscountyso.org.
How many people are in the Phelps County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 51 beds.
What is the phone number for the Phelps County jail?
308-995-5692, the number on the page of the Phelps County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Phelps 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 Phelps 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.