Nemaha County Jail Overview
Nemaha County Jail is operated by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page states that the office manages the county jail and also handles patrol, emergency response, investigations, sex-offender registration, community outreach, and communications-center work. The jail is the only Nemaha County detention facility identified from official sources for this build. No city jail, county annex, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was located inside Nemaha County.
The public county page does not publish a jail-specific handbook, current capacity, security level, pod map, jail administrator line, visitor entry checklist, or booking desk hours. County board minutes still confirm active jail operations. March 2021 minutes reported full compliance with Nebraska Minimum Jail Standards, September 2021 minutes authorized Tiger Commissary, and January 2021 and January 2024 records show jail inmate medical insurance approvals.
The official Nemaha County sheriff page is the local source for the jail operator, sheriff name, address, phone, and office hours.
The sheriff screenshot supports the facility page because it is the official local source tying the jail to the sheriff's office.
Nemaha County Jail Address
Use the sheriff and jail contact for local custody, visitor questions, release logistics, commissary checks, and records routing. The official county page gives one public sheriff number, and no separate booking desk or jail records phone was located. The same address is also used by the county attorney, which matters when an arrest moves into prosecution.
Nemaha County Jail
1805 N Street
Auburn, NE 68305
402-274-3139
Sheriff's office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Nemaha County Jail Population
Official current capacity and current population figures for Nemaha County Jail were not located in the county research. The Nebraska Crime Commission jail demographic dashboard and jail data portal are the correct state-level tools for jail demographics, and the jail data portal includes a Nemaha County Sheriff's Office Auburn agency option. The research did not produce a reliable current numeric output, so current capacity and current ADP should be treated as unpublished until confirmed by the sheriff or state data portal.
| Measure | Status | Source Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | Not located | No current official county figure found |
| Current population | Not located | State dashboard checked, number not extracted |
| Historical ADP | 4.8 to 7.3 in 1982-1985 | Historical Nebraska jail population report |
| Facility count | One local jail | Official source review found no other county detention facility |
Look Up Nemaha County Jail Custody
No official Nemaha County online jail roster was found. That makes the lookup path for Nemaha County Jail different from counties with a live inmate search page. Start with direct sheriff contact for present local custody, then check the statewide and federal tools only when the custody type points away from the county jail.
- Call Nemaha County Jail through the sheriff's office at 402-274-3139 and ask what identity details are needed to confirm current custody.
- Search NEVCAP for custody alerts or statewide offender lookup, while noting that Nemaha appears offline or inactive in the research.
- Use NDCS Incarceration Records if the person has been sentenced to Nebraska state prison.
- Use BOP or ICE ODLS only for federal sentenced custody or immigration detention.
Booking records and court records are not the same thing. The jail may confirm custody or release status. Filed charges, hearings, and dispositions must be checked through Nebraska court channels.
Visiting Nemaha County Jail
Official visitation hours, visitor ID rules, dress code, child visitor rules, attorney visit rules, remote video visit details, kiosk instructions, and lockdown policy were not located on the Nemaha County website. Do not rely on another Nebraska county's jail schedule. Call the jail before traveling, especially if the visit depends on the person's current custody, court status, or housing assignment.
| Facility | Published Schedule | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Nemaha County Jail | Not published on official county site | Call 402-274-3139 before travel |
Nemaha County Jail Mail and Money
Official mail formatting, prohibited item rules, phone vendor, video vendor, and money-deposit instructions were not located for Nemaha County Jail. The only documented commissary channel found in the research is Tiger Commissary. County board minutes authorized the jail to use Tiger Commissary, and Tiger's public page lists Nemaha County Jail in Auburn, Nebraska with online service for commissary orders.
The Tiger Commissary Nemaha County Jail page identifies the Auburn facility and the order-commissary service.
The public Tiger page confirms a commissary route, but it does not show public fee limits or deposit rules in the research capture.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Fees / Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Commissary order | Tiger Commissary, Nemaha County Jail, Auburn | Not visible on public inspected page |
| Money deposit | No official county deposit instruction located | Not located |
| Phone or video calls | No official county vendor located | Not located |
| Call jail for the accepted address format | Not located |
Booking at Nemaha County Jail
Nemaha County does not publish a detailed intake checklist, booking-photo rule, fingerprinting process, medical screening policy, property rule, or release desk instruction. A person arrested locally may be taken to the sheriff-managed jail unless cited and released or transferred under another legal authority. Nebraska's jail-register statute requires a record of each prisoner's name, commitment cause and date, discharge date or manner, and other jail-operation details.
After booking, court action moves through different offices. The Nemaha County Attorney prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes. County Court handles misdemeanors, municipal ordinance cases, traffic cases, and felony preliminary hearings. District Court handles felony criminal cases and maintains felony-level records through the Clerk of District Court.
Nemaha County Jail Court Contacts
Questions after a jail booking often split between custody and court. The jail can address whether a person is held, released, or eligible for a visit or commissary order. The courts and prosecutor handle filed charges, hearings, bond orders, warrants, and dispositions. The county phone directory confirms the main routing numbers: County Attorney 402-274-1105, County Court 402-274-3008, and District Court Clerk 402-274-3616.
| Question | Likely Office | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Current local custody | Nemaha County Jail | The sheriff manages jail custody. |
| Filed misdemeanor charge | County Court | County Court handles misdemeanors and ordinance matters. |
| Felony case record | District Court Clerk | District Court is the felony-level trial court. |
| Prosecution status | County Attorney | The county attorney prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes. |
Nemaha County Jail Standards
Nebraska Jail Standards Board authority applies to county jail operations. The state standards framework includes cleanliness, classification, beds, food, medical care, instruction, telephone and video access, discipline, and prisoner welfare. Nemaha County board minutes reporting minimum-standards compliance in 2021 should be described as an official historical county record, not as a current inspection report.
Current program details were not located. No official GED, work-release, religious service, grievance, medical request, PREA, reentry, tablet, or attorney-visit page was found for this jail. Use the sheriff's office for current rules before relying on old minutes or statewide standards alone.
Note: Confirm custody, visiting status, and mail or money rules with Nemaha County Jail before travel or payment.
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