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.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Scotts Bluff County is held at the county jail, run by the Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Scotts Bluff County is held at the county jail, run by the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office at scottsbluffcountyne.gov/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Scotts Bluff County), phone 308 436-7300, money Monday-Friday between the hours of 8AM-5PM, 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 308 436-7300.
The Scotts Bluff County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 200 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 281 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Scotts Bluff County has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Scotts Bluff County Jail
The Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell, Morrill, Minatare and Lyman make the arrests that end in a booking in Scotts Bluff County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Scotts Bluff County: the State Patrol in Scotts Bluff County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Scottsbluff's 512 for 2025, Gering's 162 for 2025 and the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office's 114 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Scotts Bluff County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 835 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County?
Ask the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office at 308 436-7300; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at scottsbluffcountyne.gov/detention-center.
How many people are in the Scotts Bluff County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 281 beds.
What is the phone number for the Scotts Bluff County jail?
308 436-7300, the number on the page of the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff 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.