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 on September 24, 2026.
Red Willow County, Nebraska, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Red Willow County is held at the county jail, run by the Red Willow 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Red Willow County
The county jail, run by the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Red Willow County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office at redwillowcountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Red Willow County), phone (308) 345-1850, 516 Norris Ave McCook, NE 69001, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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) 345-1850.
The Red Willow County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 19 people, down from about 20 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 30 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Red Willow County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Red Willow County Jail
The Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for McCook make the arrests that end in a booking in Red Willow County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Red Willow County: the State Patrol in Red Willow County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were McCook's 327 for 2021 and the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office's 4 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Red Willow County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 372 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 Red Willow County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Red Willow County serves the sentence in a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, whose inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Red Willow County?
Ask the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office at (308) 345-1850; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at redwillowcountyne.gov/sheriff-office.
How many people are in the Red Willow County jail?
About 19 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
What is the phone number for the Red Willow County jail?
(308) 345-1850, the number on the page of the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Red Willow 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 Red Willow 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.