# Prisons and Jails in Nebraska: All 78 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Nebraska has 78 prisons and jails (1.6% of the US), #28 by count and #7 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Nebraska

Nebraska has **78 prisons and jails**: 1.6% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#28 by count** and **#7 per person** (3.89 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Nebraska has 78 prisons and jails, 1.6% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #28 of 51 by count and #7 per person (3.89 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 9 state prisons, 68 county jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#7

national rank (per capita)

78

prisons and jails

3.89

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Nebraska: 78 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/nebraska.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 78 prisons and jails in Nebraska

| #  | Name                                     | Details                 |
| -- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| 1  | Adams County Jail / Sheriff              | County · Hastings       |
| 2  | Antelope County Jail / Sheriff           | County · Neligh         |
| 3  | Boone County Jail / Sheriff              | County · Albion         |
| 4  | Box Butte County Jail                    | County · Alliance       |
| 5  | Brown County Jail                        | County · Ainsworth      |
| 6  | Buffalo County Detention Center          | County · Kearney        |
| 7  | Butler County Jail                       | County · David City     |
| 8  | Cass County Jail                         | County · Plattsmouth    |
| 9  | Cedar County Jail                        | County · Hartington     |
| 10 | Chase County Jail                        | County · Imperial       |
| 11 | Cherry County Justice Center             | County · Valentine      |
| 12 | Cheyenne County Jail                     | County · Sidney         |
| 13 | Clay County Jail                         | County · Clay Center    |
| 14 | Colfax County Jail                       | County · Schuyler       |
| 15 | Community Corrections Center - Lincoln   | State · Lincoln         |
| 16 | Custer County Jail / Sheriff             | County · Broken Bow     |
| 17 | Dakota County Jail                       | County · Dakota City    |
| 18 | Dawes County Jail                        | County · Chadron        |
| 19 | Dawson County Jail                       | County · Lexington      |
| 20 | Deuel County Sheriff's Office            | County · Chappell       |
| 21 | Diagnostic and Evaluation Center         | State · Lincoln         |
| 22 | Dixon County Jail                        | County · Ponca          |
| 23 | Dodge County Detention Facility          | County · Fremont        |
| 24 | Douglas County Correctional Center       | County · Omaha          |
| 25 | Douglas County Work Release Center       | County · Omaha          |
| 26 | Dundy County Jail                        | County · Benkelman      |
| 27 | Fillmore County Jail                     | County · Geneva         |
| 28 | Franklin County Jail                     | County · Franklin       |
| 29 | Frontier County Jail                     | County · Curtis         |
| 30 | Furnas County Jail                       | County · Beaver City    |
| 31 | Gage County Corrections                  | County · Beatrice       |
| 32 | Garden County Jail                       | County · Oshkosh        |
| 33 | Hall County Department of Corrections    | County · Grand Island   |
| 34 | Hamilton County Jail                     | County · Aurora         |
| 35 | Harlan County Jail                       | County · Alma           |
| 36 | Hitchcock County Jail / Sheriff          | County · Trenton        |
| 37 | Holt County Jail                         | County · O'neill        |
| 38 | Jefferson County Jail / Sheriff          | County · Fairbury       |
| 39 | Johnson County Jail / Sheriff            | County · Tecumseh       |
| 40 | Kearney County Jail                      | County · Minden         |
| 41 | Keith County Jail / Sheriff              | County · Ogallala       |
| 42 | Kimball County Jail / Sheriff            | County · Kimball        |
| 43 | Knox County Jail                         | County · Center         |
| 44 | Lancaster County Correctional Facility   | County · Lincoln        |
| 45 | Lincoln Correctional Center              | State · Lincoln         |
| 46 | Lincoln County Jail                      | County · North Platte   |
| 47 | Lincoln Regional Center                  | State · Lincoln         |
| 48 | Madison County Jail                      | County · Madison        |
| 49 | Merrick County Jail                      | County · Central City   |
| 50 | Morrill County Jail / Sheriff            | County · Bridgeport     |
| 51 | Nebraska Correctional Center for Women   | State · York            |
| 52 | Nebraska State Penitentiary              | State · Lincoln         |
| 53 | Nemaha County Jail                       | County · Auburn         |
| 54 | Norfolk Regional Center                  | State · Norfolk         |
| 55 | Nuckolls County Jail                     | County · Nelson         |
| 56 | Otoe County Jail                         | County · Nebraska City  |
| 57 | Phelps County Jail                       | Multi-agency · Holdrege |
| 58 | Pierce County Jail                       | County · Pierce         |
| 59 | Platte County Courthouse Jail            | County · Columbus       |
| 60 | Platte County Detention Facility         | County · Columbus       |
| 61 | Polk County Jail                         | County · Osceola        |
| 62 | Red Willow County Jail                   | County · Mccook         |
| 63 | Richardson County Law Enforcement Center | County · Falls City     |
| 64 | Rock County Jail                         | County · Bassett        |
| 65 | Saline County Jail                       | County · Wilber         |
| 66 | Sarpy County Law Enforcement Center      | County · Papillion      |
| 67 | Saunders County Corrections              | County · Wahoo          |
| 68 | Scotts Bluff County Detention Center     | County · Gering         |
| 69 | Seward County Jail                       | County · Seward         |
| 70 | Sheridan County Jail                     | County · Rushville      |
| 71 | Tecumseh State Correctional Institution  | State · Tecumseh        |
| 72 | Thayer County Jail                       | County · Hebron         |
| 73 | Thurston County Jail                     | County · Pender         |
| 74 | Valley County Jail                       | County · Ord            |
| 75 | Washington County Detention Facility     | County · Blair          |
| 76 | Webster County Jail                      | County · Red Cloud      |
| 77 | Work Ethic Camp                          | State · Mccook          |
| 78 | York County Jail                         | County · York           |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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