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.
Stanton County, Nebraska, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stanton County is held at the county jail, run by the Stanton 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: Stanton County public records, Stanton County arrest records, Stanton County warrants, Stanton County criminal records, Stanton County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stanton County
The county jail, run by the Stanton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Stanton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Stanton County Sheriff's Office at stantoncountysheriff.com/weekly-bookings-citations (page title: WEEKLY BOOKINGS | Stanton County Sheriff), phone (402) 439-2212, 804 Ivy St PO Box 635 Stanton, NE 68779, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Stanton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2017 the jail held about 4 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stanton County has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stanton County Jail
The Stanton County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Stanton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stanton County: the State Patrol in Stanton County (state police).
The Stanton County Sheriff's Office reported 100 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Stanton 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 Stanton 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 Stanton County?
Look on the custody page of the Stanton County Sheriff's Office at stantoncountysheriff.com, or call (402) 439-2212. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Stanton County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2017, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Stanton County jail?
(402) 439-2212, the number on the page of the Stanton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stanton 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 Stanton 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.