The Dawson County Jail is a 126 bed jail in the city of Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
Phone: 308-324-2279
Physical Address:
709 North Grant
Lexington, NE 68850
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Dawson County Jail
709 North Grant
Lexington, NE 68850
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To search for an inmate in the Dawson County Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 308-324-2279 for the information you are looking for.
Dawson County Jail Inmate Search
The Dawson County Jail maintains an average of 126 offenders in custody on any given day. The Dawson County Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Dawson County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 2,520 offenders.
The following charts of Dawson County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Dawson County Corrections Department, the state of Nebraska Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Dawson County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Dawson County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Dawson County, neighboring counties and the state of Nebraska.
For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Dawson County and Nebraska state prisons, click the button below.
Dawson County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS
Race | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
White | 30 | 31.25% |
Black | 8 | 8.33% |
Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 54.17% |
American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2 | 2.08% |
Asian | 2 | 2.08% |
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 1 | 1.04% |
Other | 1 | 1.04% |
Total | 96 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
Charge | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Felony (3rd Degree) | 19 | 19.79% |
Felony (2rd Degree) | 17 | 17.71% |
Felony (1st Degree) | 0 | 0.00% |
State Jail Felony | 6 | 6.25% |
Felony (Uncategorized) | 25 | 26.04% |
Misdemeanor (Class A) | 29 | 30.21% |
Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Sex | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Male | 86 | 89.58% |
Female | 10 | 10.42% |
Total | 96 | 100.0% |
Age | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Under 18 | 2 | 2.08% |
18-20 | 4 | 4.17% |
21-24 | 8 | 8.33% |
25-30 | 16 | 16.67% |
31-35 | 16 | 16.67% |
36-40 | 18 | 18.75% |
41-45 | 14 | 14.58% |
46-50 | 6 | 6.25% |
51-55 | 5 | 5.21% |
56-60 | 4 | 4.17% |
61-65 | 1 | 1.04% |
66-75 | 1 | 1.04% |
76-85 | 1 | 1.04% |
Total | 96 | 100.0% |
How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Dawson County Jail? What is the Schedule?
Dawson County Jail uses the services of Visitel for their Remote Video Visitation between inmates and their friends and family members.
Register and/or log in here:
VISITATION RULES
Transaction Fees
Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Dawson County Jail?
Dawson County Jail uses the services of Visitel for their Remote Video Visitation between inmates and their friends and family members.
Register and/or log in here:
VISITATION RULES
Transaction Fees
How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Dawson County Jail?
To receive phone calls from inmates in Dawson County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
Rates
Transaction Fees:
Minimum Deposit Amount
There is a $25.00 minimum for the first deposit.
Customer Service
Monday - Friday 8-5 PM CST
800-583-9683
Email: [email protected]
For full information about using CTEL to communicate by phone with your Dawson County inmate, visit our Inmate Phone Page. You will find information about Inmate Phone schedules, rates, rules, policies, and tips. Please note that all of your phone calls will be recorderd and any information about your inmate's case that you speak about could be used against him in court.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Dawson County Jail using an Online Messaging Service?
Dawson County Jail uses the services of Visitel for Emailing between inmates and their friends and family members.
Register and/or log in here:
To send a text or email message to a Dawson County inmate, do the following:
Dawson County Jail uses VISITEL for Inmate Email.
Register here.
Steps:
1. Sign up for Messaging services.
2. Find your Dawson County inmate.
3. Set up a payment method.
4. Type & Send message.
For all Dawson County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Dawson County Jail, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Use caution when writing your inmate. Try not to discuss strategies regarding their case. All messages can be shared with the Dawson County prosecutor.
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Dawson County?
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