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 9, 2026.
Sherman County, Nebraska, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sherman County is held at the county jail, run by the Sherman 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: Sherman County public records, Sherman County arrest records, Sherman County warrants, Sherman County criminal records, Sherman County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sherman County
The county jail, run by the Sherman County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Sherman County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sherman County Sheriff's Office at shermancounty.nebraska.gov/sheriff-0 (page title: Sheriff | Sherman County), phone 308-745-1511, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 308-745-1511.
The Sherman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 2 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sherman County has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sherman County Jail
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Sherman County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sherman County: the State Patrol in Sherman County (state police).
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Sherman 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 Sherman County?
Ask the Sherman County Sheriff's Office at 308-745-1511; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at shermancounty.nebraska.gov/sheriff-0.
How many people are in the Sherman County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Sherman County jail?
308-745-1511, the number on the page of the Sherman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sherman 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 Sherman 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.