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.
Richardson County, Nebraska, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richardson County is held at the county jail, run by the Richardson 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: Richardson County public records, Richardson County arrest records, Richardson County warrants, Richardson County criminal records, Richardson County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Richardson County
The county jail, run by the Richardson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Richardson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Richardson County Sheriff's Office at richardsoncountysheriffsoffices.com/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates | RCSO), phone 402-245-2479, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Richardson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 22 people, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 24 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Richardson County has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Richardson County Jail
The Richardson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Falls City make the arrests that end in a booking in Richardson County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Richardson County: the State Patrol in Richardson County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Richardson County Sheriff's Office's 122 for 2025 and Falls City's 86 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Richardson County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 317 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 Richardson 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 Richardson 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 Richardson County?
Look on the custody page of the Richardson County Sheriff's Office at richardsoncountysheriffsoffices.com, or call 402-245-2479. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Richardson County jail?
About 22 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 24 beds.
What is the phone number for the Richardson County jail?
402-245-2479, the number on the page of the Richardson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Richardson 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 Richardson 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.