This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the official office that holds the record.
Official Harlan County Contacts
For a current Harlan County jail question, start with the sheriff. The county site lists Sheriff Jesse Langley and places the Sheriff's Office and jail function at the courthouse complex in Alma.
Harlan County Sheriff's Office
706 W 2nd Street
Alma, NE 68920
Mail: PO Box 679, Alma, NE 68920
(308) 928-2147
Fax: (308) 928-2592
Email: Sheriff@harlancounty.ne.gov
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, open through lunch, closed weekends and holidays.
Use these routes by record type:
- Current local custody or booking status: call the sheriff or use jail inmate records lookup steps.
- Booking photos: start with jail roster mugshots and ask the records custodian when no photo is public.
- Charges filed after an arrest: use court records after a jail arrest and the court clerks.
- Regional Harlan holds: call Phelps County Sheriff at (308) 995-5692 or scan the Phelps JDS roster.
- Sentenced Nebraska prisoners: use the NDCS Incarceration Record Search.
- Federal or immigration detainees: use BOP, U.S. Marshals routing, or ICE ODLS.