Search Chase County Inmate Records

Chase County Jail Roster Overview

The official Chase County jail roster is on the sheriff's jail page. It is free and public, but it does not work like a vendor inmate search portal. At inspection, the page displayed an Inmate Roster heading followed by names only. It did not show a search box, booking number field, profile page, charge list, bond amount, housing unit, booking photo, or release status label.

That limited format changes the search process. A listed name is a useful current-custody signal. A missing name is not proof that the person was never arrested. The person may have been released, transferred, lodged elsewhere, moved to NDCS after sentencing, held under ICE or federal authority, or booked before the public list changed. For time-sensitive custody, release, bond, or transfer questions, the Chase County Jail phone line is the practical fallback.

Use the Chase County Inmate Roster

The roster search is a visual review, not a typed query. Start with the sheriff's jail page and read the list. If the person is shown, call the jail before relying on the list for bond, release, visitation, or transport plans because the public entry does not expose those details. If the person is not shown, move through the other access channels documented below.

1. Open the official Chase County Jail page.
2. Scroll to Inmate Roster and review the names displayed there.
3. Call 308-882-4748 if the person is not listed or if the listing lacks bond, charge, or release detail.
4. Check Nebraska JUSTICE for filed court charges after the case is entered.
5. Search NDCS, NEVCAP, ICE, BOP, or USMS when the person may no longer be in local county custody.

Chase County Roster Search Fields

Chase County inmate records on the public jail page are sparse. There are no local form fields to complete. This differs from the NDCS incarceration record search, which accepts either a last name or DCS ID and includes hCaptcha. It also differs from ICE and BOP locators, which search by biographical or agency-number data.

Chase County Inmate Profile Fields

The public Chase County roster should not be described as an inmate profile. The field inventory from the research shows a list of names, not a profile view. This is important for readers who expect larger-county details such as mugshots, charge descriptions, bond totals, booking dates, aliases, or next court appearances.

Chase County Inmate Record Access

Every documented channel serves a different purpose. The county roster is best for current local custody. The jail phone line is best for recent bookings, release checks, bond questions, holds, and transfer questions. In-person records questions can be handled at the courthouse location during office hours. A written Nebraska public-records request is the better path for booking sheets, jail register entries, release records, booking photos, and incident reports that are not posted online.

The local app research also matters because users may expect an app roster. No Chase County Sheriff's Office inmate lookup app was found. The official City of Imperial NE app supports city information, emergency alerts, and tips to city departments, including anonymous tips to Imperial Police, but it is not advertised as an inmate roster, booking search, warrant list, or records-request portal. Imperial Police arrest records and report requests are separate from jail custody, so local custody still routes back to the Chase County Jail or, if charges have been filed, Chase County Court.

• County roster: current local Chase County jail custody, with names only.
• Phone line: 308-882-4748 for jail or records routing and 24/7 dispatcher or jailer coverage.
• Public records: request jail register entries or booking records under Nebraska public-records law.
• Courts: use JUSTICE or Chase County Court for filed charges and case events.
• Other custody: use NDCS, NEVCAP, BOP, ICE, or USMS when local custody no longer fits.

County, State, Federal, and ICE Inmates

Chase County inmate records often split after the first booking. A pretrial detainee may be in the county jail while charges are pending. A person sentenced to Nebraska prison moves into the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services system. A federal sentenced prisoner belongs in the BOP locator. A federal pretrial defendant may be held through the U.S. Marshals Service District of Nebraska and might not appear in BOP before sentencing. Immigration custody is checked through ICE ODLS, even when ICE lists Chase County Jail as the facility.

The distinction is practical, not technical. If a person was arrested in Chase County yesterday, the jail phone line and roster are the first checks. If the person was sentenced weeks ago, NDCS is more likely to have the current facility and sentence fields. If the arrest is tied to federal court, the U.S. Marshals District of Nebraska may control pretrial placement before any BOP entry appears. If an immigration hold is involved, local bond may not end custody without ICE action.

Chase County Jail Contact Card

The Chase County Jail is the only detention facility found in official sources as physically located in Chase County. It is operated by the Chase County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's website says the office and jail are on the lower floor of the courthouse, and the same public phone number serves jail questions. The public page does not post a separate jail administrator name, rated capacity, or detailed housing map.

Booking Records in Chase County

A Chase County arrest can involve the sheriff's office, Imperial Police, Nebraska State Patrol, or another agency. Booking normally includes identity checks, warrant and hold checks, property inventory, search, fingerprints, a booking photo, screening, classification, and a jail-register entry. The county does not publish a detailed booking manual, so exact local booking contents need to be confirmed with the jail or requested as records.

Neb. Rev. Stat. 47-106 requires the sheriff or jail administrator to keep a jail register with names, commitment causes and dates, discharge information, and other required matters. If a booking record is not online, ask the sheriff's office for the booking sheet, jail register entry, release record, or incident report. Provide the person's name, date of arrest or booking if known, and the record type requested.

Booking

Jail intake after arrest, including identity, property, screening, and record entry.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency, such as ICE, another county, parole, or federal authorities.

Personal recognizance

Release based on a written promise to appear rather than an upfront cash payment.

Chase County Visitation Hours

Chase County's jail page gives specific video-visit and phone windows. On-site video visits use a terminal on the bottom floor of the courthouse for visitors without internet access. Appointments for that terminal must be made in advance. Remote video, phone, email, and text service are tied to CIDNET or Visitel, with online services described as fee-based.

Contact and Money for Chase County Inmates

The sheriff's jail page says inmate communication now uses telephone and data services for phone calls, video, email, and text. It directs users to CIDNET and Visitel to create an account, deposit funds, and start those services. The research did not locate a full Chase County mail policy, book rule, photo limit, scan policy, commissary fee table, or property rule. Call before sending mail, money, or any package.