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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Wayne County, Nebraska, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wayne County is held at the county jail, run by the Wayne 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Wayne County public records, Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County warrants, Wayne County criminal records, Wayne County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wayne County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wayne County is held at the county jail, run by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at waynecountyne.gov/128/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Wayne County, NE), phone (402) 375-1911, 521 Lincoln Street Wayne, NE 68787, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 (402) 375-1911.
Who Books People Into the Wayne County Jail
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wayne make the arrests that end in a booking in Wayne County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Wayne County: the State Patrol in Wayne County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Wayne's 112 for 2025 and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office's 18 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 130 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County?
Ask the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at (402) 375-1911; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at waynecountyne.gov/128/Sheriff.
What is the phone number for the Wayne County jail?
(402) 375-1911, the number on the page of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wayne 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 Wayne 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.