This is a private reference site, not the Custer County Sheriff's Office, Custer County Jail, a court, or a records clerk. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visitation, pull an official booking sheet, or obtain a mugshot for you. Use the government office that holds the record for those actions.
Where to Ask for the Record You Need
For current county-jail questions, start with the Custer County Sheriff's Office, which operates Custer County Jail. The official sheriff page is custercountyne.gov/sheriff-office/.
Custer County Sheriff's Office / Custer County Jail116 S 11th
Broken Bow, NE 68822
Phone: (308) 872-6418
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed weekends and holidays
If you do not know which county office has a record, Custer County's Freedom of Information Request page says requests may be sent to the County Clerk for forwarding. The County Clerk forwarding phone is (308) 872-5701, and the county FOI page is custercountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request/. The county phone directory is also published at custercountyne.gov/phone-directory/.
- For someone believed to be in Custer County Jail, use the local guidance on jail inmate records and then contact the sheriff directly.
- For booking photos, start with the steps on jail roster mugshots; Custer County research did not locate an official public mugshot gallery.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Nebraska court system. Custer County Court is at 604 Heritage Drive, Broken Bow, phone 308-872-5761, with posted hours of 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The District Court Clerk is also at 604 Heritage Drive, phone (308) 872-2121, and the County Attorney is Steven Bowers at 604 Heritage Drive, phone (308) 872-6327.
- For a facility-specific question, see the Custer County Jail page and then confirm details with the sheriff before visiting, mailing property, or sending money.
- For a sentenced Nebraska state prisoner, search the NDCS locator at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp instead of assuming the person remains in county custody. For notification and release-alert options, use NEVCAP at nevcap.nebraska.gov/offender/search.
- For federal sentenced custody, use the BOP locator at bop.gov/inmateloc/. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search.