Nebraska inmate search

People stay in local detention facilities just after an arrest and while their court cases proceed. Within Buffalo County, the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office operates the Buffalo County Detention Center. The jail is inside the Buffalo County Courthouse. Its address on the county site is 1512 Central Ave.

Both the sheriff's office and the Kearney Police Department share a building and a records system. City arrests and county bookings feed into 1 combined system because records are shared. The statewide alert portal asks for a booking ID when you check other local facilities across the state. While you wait for a call, it can also help to learn how booking works.

Which system a facility uses determines its online custody list. Open the Police to Citizen portal, which is shared with Kearney Police, to view the Buffalo County Detention Center list. After the page loads, choose Current Inmates to view everyone in custody at the moment.

A statewide option exists for local custody, too. With a booking ID, the Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal covers facilities that aren't part of the state prison system. If you know the arrest location, start with the county's own roster; phone the jail itself for a booking from the past few hours.

Nebraska's state prison system is run by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, or NDCS for short. People sentenced to state prison are held by NDCS; county jails keep those picked up in a local arrest.

The NDCS Incarceration Record Search page lets you look up state prisoners. By entering an offender ID rather than a local booking ID on the statewide alert portal, you can also find state prisoners. You can use NDCS Victim Services online for support or updates about a state prisoner. Because recent arrests remain in county custody, skip the state prison search for anyone arrested last night.

On the VINE state portal, you can see custody status and register for free notifications. If you prefer help by phone, call the Appriss Customer First Center at 1-866-277-7477. You can reach that toll free support line any time: 24 hours daily, 7 days each week, all 365 days of the year.

You can get help locating an offender or registering for automatic custody alerts from the operators on the phone line. VINE isn't your only option; a separate statewide tool, the Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal, also lets you look up records and create alerts. These tools keep you from having to phone the jail desk daily.

Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-901 means you deal directly with the court about your release conditions. Unless that wouldn't assure court appearance or safety, judges must grant bailable defendants release on personal recognizance. With personal recognizance, no money is paid upfront; you just sign a written promise to return to court.

If the judge finds more is required during the Nebraska Judicial Branch pretrial process, it's the court that weighs ability to pay and selects the least strict condition:

• Supervision through a pretrial release program.
• Release conditions that require no bond payment.
• Cash deposit, or else a bail bond with a surety, whichever the defendant prefers.

Someone who agrees to pay the court when an arrested person misses a court date is a surety.