Logan County Jail Inmate Search
Logan County Inmate Search: Finding and Contacting a Family Member
To find someone arrested in Logan County, call the Sheriff at 308-636-2288 and ask which jail received the person. Have the full legal name, birth date and approximate arrest time ready, then ask whether booking is complete and which booking number to keep.
The Sheriff’s published office mailing address is P.O. Box 327, Stapleton, NE 69163. It does not establish where the person is detained. Confirm the receiving jail before visiting, sending mail or paying; NEVCAP may also help with participating records and alerts.
The questions below explain mugshots, warrants, calls, visits, mail, money and urgent family concerns. Our Bail guide covers release questions, while the Court guide covers Logan County case searches, clerk contacts and hearing locations.
1. How do I find someone arrested in Logan County?
Call the Logan County Sheriff at 308-636-2288 and ask whether booking is complete and which jail currently holds the person. Have the full legal name, birth date and approximate arrest time ready. Write down the booking number and any transfer information.
You can also check Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal (NEVCAP) for participating Nebraska custody records and alert options. Match the person and agency carefully. A missing entry does not prove release, and a record filed in Logan County does not establish that the person is detained in Stapleton. Confirm housing before arranging a visit or payment.
2. What if I cannot find a recent arrest online?
Ask the department that made the arrest where officers took the person and whether another agency now has custody. For Logan County Sheriff assistance use 308-636-2288. Keep the event date, location, incident number and any brief family message available.
Booking, medical care and a transfer can make the first hours confusing. Do not infer release from a missing web entry or choose a destination simply because it is nearby. Follow the receiving agency’s information and ask for the name and phone number of any next holding facility.
3. Where is the Logan County jail, and which number should I call?
The Sheriff’s official page lists P.O. Box 327, Stapleton, NE 69163 for office mail and 308-636-2288 for calls. That mailbox does not identify your relative’s current jail or an inmate-mail destination. Ask for the actual receiving facility and physical directions.
Confirm the correct entrance, identification and appointment requirements before visiting, paying or collecting property. An older housing agreement does not establish current placement.
4. Can I see a mugshot or request an arrest report?
Ask the department that created the record about its public-records procedure. Give the person’s name, event date and incident or booking number, and explain whether you want a booking photograph, police report or court filing. Availability and copying charges can differ.
A photograph or arrest allegation does not establish guilt or explain the final outcome. Use the related court case for that. Keep a request for copies separate from an urgent call about someone’s location, medication or safety.
5. How can I receive custody notifications?
Use Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal (NEVCAP) to check the available registration options for the person and agency. The Nebraska Attorney General describes the service as free and confidential, with text and email notifications. Keep your registration details private and update a changed phone number or email address.
Read which events the registration covers. A notification is useful, but confirm the actual holding location with staff before driving, sending money or mailing a letter. Do not rely on a notification service as the only response to an immediate safety concern.
6. How do I find the bond amount and help with release?
Call 308-636-2288 and ask which case and order control release, the authorized bond form, the amount currently required and where payment is accepted. Ask whether another case, warrant or agency hold could prevent release after this bond is paid.
Our Logan County Bail guide explains percentage deposits and review of conditions; the Nebraska Bail guide gives statewide context. An inmate spending deposit does not pay a court bond. Save the receipt and written conditions, and get pickup instructions from staff after processing.
7. Where can I read the filed charges and court records?
Use the Nebraska Judicial Branch case-search services and match Logan County, the person and case number. Online one-time searches have a fee; the Judicial Branch also provides free courthouse-kiosk and law-library access. Check current prices and access terms before paying.
Booking information and the filed charge can differ. Read the latest docket entries and ask the clerk for the appropriate access route when a record is missing or restricted. A lawyer can explain what a charge change, dismissal or release condition means.
8. How can someone ask for a public defender?
Ask Logan County Court at 308-636-2677 about applying for appointed counsel and supplying financial information. Give the case number, next hearing and actual jail location. The court decides eligibility and appointment.
Family can help organize records, but an inquiry does not appoint a lawyer or postpone a hearing. Ask how a detained applicant can submit paperwork. Federal and other proceedings have their own appointment processes.
9. How do I arrange a visit?
Call the jail at 308-636-2288 to confirm current housing, visitor approval, identification, appointment requirements and the actual visit location. Explain whether a child will attend. Ask whether the available contact is onsite or remote before planning travel or purchasing a session.
Our visitation guide helps organize those questions. The Sheriff’s business-lobby hours are not by themselves an inmate visiting schedule. Check current access for your relative, keep the appointment confirmation and ask how cancellations or restrictions will be communicated.
10. How do I put money on an inmate’s account?
Ask the actual holding jail for its approved account-funding route, recipient identifier, accepted payment methods and current fees. If you do not know the receiving facility, start with the Sheriff at 308-636-2288. Do not assume a service used by another county also applies here.
Our money page and commissary guide help distinguish spending money, goods and other purchases. A communication balance and a bond are separate transactions. Keep the receipt and recheck the receiving jail’s arrangements if the person moves.
11. How can I receive calls or send electronic messages?
Ask the holding jail at 308-636-2288 to confirm the current phone or video provider, registration route and services available for your relative. Verify the facility and recipient before adding funds. Read the current costs and protect your account details.
Our phone guide and electronic-contact page help you prepare. A paid account does not guarantee immediate contact. Ask staff separately how to report an urgent family concern and retain any service error when requesting provider support. Ordinary office calls may not be transferred to housing.
12. Where should I send a letter or photograph?
Ask the Sheriff’s Office at 308-636-2288 for the current personal-mail address, required name and booking number, and rules for photographs and stationery. Do not assume the Sheriff’s courthouse mailing address or an older jail address is the approved destination.
Review the mail guide before sending anything. Legal mail, books and subscriptions may follow different instructions from ordinary letters. Get approval before enclosing funds or ordering an item. After a transfer, confirm the receiving jail’s rules and do not rely on automatic forwarding.
13. How can I collect belongings or deliver clothing?
Ask which agency holds the item and what authorization is required. Intake belongings, evidence, a vehicle and clothing needed for court may involve different employees or departments. Have the inventory or incident number ready and ask about identification, hours and appointment requirements.
Get an approved delivery list before buying clothing or bringing a bag. Permission to visit or provide a ride does not authorize collection of property or delivery of medicine. Keep the release paperwork and receipt, especially if another person collects items on the owner’s behalf.
14. How do I report medication needs or an urgent safety concern?
Call the actual holding jail promptly. For the Logan County Sheriff’s Office use 308-636-2288 and ask for the staff member responsible for medical or safety concerns. Identify the person clearly, explain the risk and leave a callback number. Ask how a clinician can securely supply prescriptions or relevant records.
Do not drop off medication without instructions. Staff may receive important information even when privacy limits what they can tell a relative. Keep medical details out of public posts. Call 911 for an emergency occurring outside the jail.
15. How can I check for a warrant in Logan County?
Ask the Logan County Sheriff at 308-636-2288 about its current warrant-verification procedure and identification requirements. A court docket may help identify an order, but an empty public search does not certify that no warrant exists.
Counsel can help identify the issuing court and the proper response to a missed hearing or surrender question. Keep separate case numbers when several counties or states are involved. Independently verify a caller’s demand for immediate payment through the published office contact, and keep any written order resolving the warrant.
16. Who can confirm the next court appearance?
Logan County Court is at 317 Main Street, Stapleton, NE 69163, with mail to P.O. Box 8 and phone 308-636-2677. The District Court clerk lists P.O. Box 865 and 308-636-2311.
Call ahead because County Court staffing days vary. Confirm the actual hearing date, location, time zone and remote instructions. Release does not cancel a hearing, and a family call does not excuse attendance. Our Court guide explains records and hearings.
17. What if another jail is holding my relative?
Ask the Sheriff at 308-636-2288 for the receiving jail, transfer time and booking number. A case filed in Logan County and detention elsewhere can involve different offices. An older agreement or past arrest report does not establish current custody.
Nearby jurisdictions include Blaine, Custer, Lincoln, McPherson and Thomas counties. If staff confirm Lincoln County custody, its published contact is 302 North Jeffers Street, North Platte, 308-535-9599; Custer County’s Sheriff is at 308-872-6418. Confirm the current receiver and its service rules, rather than relying on an old agreement.
18. Where do I look after a federal arrest?
Nebraska has one U.S. District Court district. The federal clerk’s Omaha office is at 111 South 18th Plaza, Suite 1152, Omaha, NE 68102, 402-661-7350; the Lincoln office is at 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 593, Lincoln, NE 68508, 402-437-1900. Follow the actual hearing notice.
Use the Bureau of Prisons locator for federal corrections records. A recent pretrial detainee may be in a contract jail rather than a federal prison. If the locator does not explain a recent arrest, ask the responsible federal agency or counsel about placement.
19. How can I find someone transferred to ICE?
Use the ICE detainee locator and follow its identity-search instructions. If a local jail reports an immigration transfer, ask which agency received the person and when. Do not assume that a state bond ends separate immigration proceedings.
An immigration detainer requests holding up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. Ask qualified counsel about the interaction of criminal and immigration matters. For agency documents, follow ICE’s records-request instructions.
20. How do I find someone in a Nebraska state prison?
Use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services incarceration search. Compare identifying information and the reported facility, and retain the corrections number for future questions. A county booking number and a state corrections number serve different systems.
After confirming arrival, read the receiving prison’s current guidance for calls, visits, mail and money. A county visitor approval or service balance does not automatically carry over. Our Nebraska prison directory helps locate facility information.
21. How can a parent locate a detained child?
Ask Logan County Court at 308-636-2677 for the assigned juvenile-case contact. Identify yourself as the parent or guardian seeking placement, hearing and attorney information. An adult custody search does not locate every juvenile placement.
Confirm the actual housing facility through the assigned officer or attorney before traveling. A court office is not necessarily where the child stays. Ask which adults may visit and what identification or permission is needed. Keep hearing notices separate from placement and visitor instructions.
22. Which local department should I contact?
For assistance in Stapleton, Gandy or rural Logan County, contact the Sheriff at 308-636-2288. Published office mail goes to P.O. Box 327, Stapleton, NE 69163. Ask for the correct physical counter before traveling.
Identify the arresting agency and ask where officers delivered the person. An office mailbox or courthouse address does not establish detention. Do not assume each village operates a separate city jail. Use 911 for emergencies.
Logan County Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 308-535-3560
Physical Address:
317 Main St
Stapleton, NE 69163
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Lincoln County Jail
302 N Jeffers
North Platte, NE 69101
Every year Logan County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 4,460 offenders, and maintain an average of 223 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Logan County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Logan County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Nebraska and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
If you are looking for a prisoner in Nebraska or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.
If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Nebraska, click below.
STATE OF Nebraska COUNTY JAILS
If you are searching for a prisoner in a Nebraska State Prison click below.
If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search
For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.
Logan County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/7/2026
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 88.27% |
| Black | 2 | 1.12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.59% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2 | 1.12% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.68% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 2 | 1.12% |
| Other | 2 | 1.12% |
| Total | 179 | 100.0% |
Logan County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/7/2026
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 39 | 21.79% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 46 | 25.70% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 4 | 2.23% |
| State Jail Felony | 16 | 8.94% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 35 | 19.55% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 39 | 21.79% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Logan County Inmate Sex - 11/7/2026
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 158 | 88.27% |
| Female | 21 | 11.73% |
| Total | 179 | 100.0% |
Logan County Inmate Age - 11/7/2026
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 2 | 1.12% |
| 18-20 | 9 | 5.03% |
| 21-24 | 19 | 10.61% |
| 25-30 | 35 | 19.55% |
| 31-35 | 31 | 17.32% |
| 36-40 | 27 | 15.08% |
| 41-45 | 22 | 12.29% |
| 46-50 | 13 | 7.26% |
| 51-55 | 9 | 5.03% |
| 56-60 | 7 | 3.91% |
| 61-65 | 3 | 1.68% |
| 66-75 | 1 | 0.56% |
| 76-85 | 1 | 0.56% |
| Total | 179 | 100.0% |
- Lincoln County Jail: 308-535-3560
- Logan County Sheriff: 308-636-2288
The Logan County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Logan County: Stapleton.