This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Those questions must go to the sheriff, court, corrections department, or other agency that holds the record.
Where to Start
For current Hayes County jail custody, start with the sheriff's office listed by the county. The official sheriff page identifies Sheriff Thomas Dow and gives the jail and sheriff contact channel.
Hayes County Sheriff's Office / Hayes County Jail
505 Troth Street, Hayes Center, NE 69032
Mailing address: P.O. Box 86, Hayes Center, NE 69032
Phone: (308) 286-3364
Courthouse public hours published by the county: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Call first because jail lobby or booking hours were not published.
Use the route below to match the question to the right official source.
- For someone who may be in Hayes County Jail, use jail inmate records and call the sheriff.
- For a booking photo request, use jail roster mugshots and ask whether the photo is releasable.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Hayes County Court, District Court, or Nebraska JUSTICE.
- For facility-specific local custody information, review the Hayes County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Nebraska state prisoner, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services incarceration records search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator, the ICE detainee locator, or official ICE phone guidance.