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Custody, bond, court, and records questions in Richardson County depend on which office controls the record. This private site cannot answer official custody questions, but these contacts point readers toward the Richardson County Jail, Sheriff's Office, courts, and prosecutor contacts named in the county research.

Richardson County Inmate Population is a private reference site. It is not a government office, cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, cannot release an inmate, cannot post bond, and cannot pull official booking records. For custody, bond, records, or court action, contact the office that holds or created the record.

Where to Call First

Most Richardson County custody questions start with the Law Enforcement Center or the court handling the case. Use the jail phone for current custody and inmate questions. Use sheriff dispatch for law-enforcement contact, and use the courts for filed charges, hearings, case numbers, and court dates.

Richardson County Jail

65086 706 Trail
Falls City, NE 68355

Jail custody questions: 402-245-3599

Richardson County Sheriff's Office

Law Enforcement Center
65086 706 Trail
Falls City, NE 68355

Sheriff Richard Hardesty Jr.
Dispatch: 402-245-2479
Email: sheriff@richardsoncountyne.gov
Lobby hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding holidays

Richardson County Courts

County Court: 1700 Stone St, Room 205, Falls City, NE 68355
Phone: 402-245-2812

District Court Clerk: 1700 Stone St, Room 301, Falls City, NE 68355
Phone: 402-245-2023

Richardson County Attorney

Samantha Scheitel
1719 Stone Street
Falls City, NE 68355

Phone: 402-245-3222

County office hours may differ by department. The county sheriff page lists general office hours as 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, while the sheriff contact page lists lobby hours as 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. Call before traveling if the task requires a counter visit.

  • For someone held at Richardson County Jail, start with jail inmate records and call 402-245-3599 if the roster does not answer the question.
  • For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and then route records questions to the Sheriff's Office.
  • For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the correct court clerk.
  • For a specific local facility, Richardson County's facility list identifies only Richardson County Jail.
  • For a sentenced Nebraska prisoner, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
  • For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or the relevant federal agency.