Lancaster County Youth Services Center

Lancaster County Youth Services Center Information

The Lancaster County Youth Services Center is a 60 bed jail in the city of Lincoln, Lancaster 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: 402-441-7090

Physical Address:
1200 Radcliff Street
Lincoln, NE 68512

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How Do You Find Someone in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center?

To search for an inmate in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center, 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 402-441-7090 for the information you are looking for.

Lancaster County Youth Services Center Inmate Search

The Lancaster County Youth Services Center maintains an average of 60 offenders in custody on any given day. The Lancaster County Youth Services Center 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 Lancaster County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 21,200 offenders.

The following charts of Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, neighboring counties and the state of Nebraska.

Lancaster County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 9/30/2023

Race Inmates % Total
White 607 74.66%
Black 60 7.38%
Hispanic or Latino 100 12.30%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 6 0.74%
Asian 30 3.69%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 4 0.49%
Other 6 0.74%
Total 813 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, Nebraska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lancaster County Inmate Criminal Charges - 9/30/2023

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 163 20.05%
Felony (2rd Degree) 151 18.57%
Felony (1st Degree) 0 0.00%
State Jail Felony 55 6.77%
Felony (Uncategorized) 208 25.58%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 236 29.03%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, Nebraska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lancaster County Inmate Sex - 9/30/2023

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 729 89.67%
Female 84 10.33%
Total 813 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, Nebraska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Lancaster County Inmate Age - 9/30/2023

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 10 1.23%
18-20 41 5.04%
21-24 66 8.12%
25-30 140 17.22%
31-35 136 16.73%
36-40 148 18.20%
41-45 120 14.76%
46-50 52 6.40%
51-55 45 5.54%
56-60 32 3.94%
61-65 14 1.72%
66-75 7 0.86%
76-85 2 0.25%
Total 813 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, Nebraska Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
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About the Lancaster County Youth Services Center
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Directions / Map to the Lancaster County Youth Services Center
Inmate Visitation

How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center? What is the Schedule?

Lancaster County Youth Services Center Visits are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Call 402-441-7090 to schedule an appointment.

  • Parents, legal guardians and siblings only. Three visitors maximum per visit.  IDs required.
  • Arrive 10 to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled visiting time to visit.

A Pod  
Setup through Zoom 

B Pod  
Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15PM 
Saturday 12:30 – 1:30PM 

C Pod  
Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30PM 
Saturday 10:15 – 11:15AM 

D Pod  
Wednesday 6:45 – 7:45PM 
Saturday 9:00 – 10:00AM 

Lancaster County Youth Services Center Visits are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Call 402-441-7090 to schedule an appointment.

  • Parents, legal guardians and siblings only. Three visitors maximum per visit.  IDs required.
  • Arrive 10 to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled visiting time to visit.

A Pod  
Setup through Zoom 

B Pod  
Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15PM 
Saturday 12:30 – 1:30PM 

C Pod  
Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30PM 
Saturday 10:15 – 11:15AM 

D Pod  
Wednesday 6:45 – 7:45PM 
Saturday 9:00 – 10:00AM 

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Inmate Phone Contact

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center?

How Does an Inmate Make Phone Calls in Lancaster County Youth Services Center?

To receive phone calls from an inmate in Lancaster County follow these instructions:

Lancaster County Youth Services Center uses the services of NCIC for inmate phone calling. It is called a ‘friends & family account”.

In order to receive phone calls from your inmate, you need to do the following:

  • Register here, or by phone 800-943-2189
  • Choose Nebraska.
  • Choose Lancaster County Youth Services Center
  • Select your Inmate.
  • Enter the phone number your Inmate will be calling.
  • Fund your Account. ($10-$100 at a time)

NOTE:
1.   You cannot receive any calls to your phone number from your inmate until both you and your phone number are registered.
2.  When you do receive a call, the number you will view on your phone from the incoming call is: 800-943-2189.
3.  When allowed by Lancaster County Youth Services Center, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.

Fees

  • Adding funds to your account - $3.00 
  • Cost of phone call of a Prepaid Collect Account - $0.21 per minute
  • Cost of an interstate (ex. Nebraska to a different state) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
  • Cost of an intrastate (ex. Nebraska to Nebraska) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
  • Cost if you set up your account (or fund it) by phone using a live agent, you will be charged a one-time fee of $5.95.

NCIC Customer Service
Phone - 800-943-2189 or 903-247-0069
Email – [email protected]
Full list of participating jails.

For all the information regarding phone calls with Lancaster County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, fees, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.

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Other Jails in Lancaster County

What are the other City and County Jails in Lancaster County?

Lancaster County County Jails
Lancaster County Juvenile Facilities
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Other Jails Nearby

What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Lancaster County?

Lancaster Johnson Otoe Cass Saunders Seward Butler Saline Gage
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Most Wanted Fugitives

Do you have a list of Arrest Warrants, and the Most Wanted Criminals in Lancaster County, the state of Nebraska and the United States?

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This facility, known as "Lancaster County Youth Services Center" is also known as Lancaster County Juvenile Detention Ctr, Lancaster County Juvenile Detention Ctr, Nebraska, Lancaster.