This is a private reference site, not a Seward County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule jail services, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Ask
For current jail custody, start with Seward County Detention Center. The jail is at the Justice Center, 261 S 8th Street, Suite 099, Seward, NE 68434. The detention phone is 402-643-9453, fax is 402-643-0175, and the listed director is Sara Stenger. The official roster is the Zuercher current inmate list linked from the Seward County Detention Center page.
Sheriff records, warrants, civil process, and general law-enforcement records route through the Seward County Sheriff's Office at Justice Center, 261 S 8th Street, Suite 245, Seward, NE 68434. Sheriff Michael Vance's office phone is 402-643-2359 and fax is 402-643-4852. Public office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., open through lunch, and closed weekends and holidays.
- For a person in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and then confirm urgent status questions with the Detention Center.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page or ask the sheriff's records custodian about a specific booking photo.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Nebraska JUSTICE, Seward County Court, or the Clerk of District Court.
- For facility details, use the Seward County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Nebraska prisoner, search the NDCS incarceration records locator.
- For custody alerts and offender lookup, use NEVCAP.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS.
Court routing depends on the case. Seward County Attorney Wendy Elston handles criminal prosecution through the Justice Center, Suite 211, and the office phone is 402-643-2795 Option 1. County Court and the Clerk of District Court are also Justice Center court routes for case records, hearings, and felony or misdemeanor filing questions.