This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, change court dates, or obtain jail records for you. Contact the official office that holds the record.
Official Jail Routing
For Kearney County Jail custody, bond, transfer, release, visitation, inmate mail, or booking-record questions, start with the Kearney County Sheriff's Office. The county site lists Sheriff Scott K. White as the sheriff and gives the following routing details.
Kearney County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Jail address: 246 North Colorado Avenue
Minden, NE 68959
Mailing: PO Box 185, Minden, NE 68959
308-832-2805
Fax: 308-832-0946
Email: swhitekcso@kearneycountyne.gov
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, open through lunch, closed weekends and holidays.
Use the list below to choose the right record path before calling or searching.
- For someone who may be in the county jail, use jail inmate records and call the sheriff's office when no online roster is available.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff about Nebraska public-records request steps.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Nebraska court search tools.
- For facility-specific questions, use the Kearney County Jail page and confirm rules by phone.
- For a sentenced Nebraska prisoner, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services locator instead of the county jail.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.