This is a private reference site, not a Platte County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, change a roster entry, or answer for the sheriff, jail, court, NDCS, BOP, or ICE. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Where to Look First
For local custody questions, start with the Platte County Sheriff's Office or the Platte County Detention Facility. Sheriff Ed Wemhoff's office is at 2610 14th Street, Columbus, NE 68601, phone 402-564-3229, fax 402-564-1662. Courthouse hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Detention Facility is at 1125 E 17th Street, Columbus, NE 68601, phone 402-563-4274, fax 402-563-4264.
The public roster is posted on the county's Detention Center page. It shows Last Name, First Name, and POD only, so a phone call to the jail may be needed for bond, release, transfer, or booking-record questions.
- For someone currently in the county jail, use jail inmate records and then confirm with the Detention Facility at 402-563-4274.
- For booking photo limits and request paths, use jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the County Court at 402-563-4905, or the District Court clerk at 402-563-4906.
- For facility-specific details, review Platte County Detention Facility or Old Platte County Jail / Courthouse Holding.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services inmate search.
- For custody notifications, search NEVCAP. For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE detainee locator.