Contacts

Dawson County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Current custody and official records must come from the office that holds them.


Official Dawson Contacts

Use the Dawson County Sheriff's Office and jail numbers for local jail custody questions. The jail FAQ directs the public to call the jail for custody status, current charges, and bond amounts.

Dawson County Sheriff's Office

709 N. Grant Street

Lexington, NE 68850

308-324-3011

Sheriff: Mark Montgomery

Dawson County Jail

709 N. Grant Street

Lexington, NE 68850

308-324-2279

Custody, current charges, bond, and jail routing

Dawson County Courthouse

700 N. Washington Street

Lexington, NE 68850

County offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM CST

Different records live in different systems. These routes match the most common Dawson County inmate and arrest questions.

  • For a person in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and call the jail line.
  • For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's office about public-record request steps.
  • For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Nebraska JUSTICE, or the proper court clerk.
  • For facility rules, use the Dawson County Jail page and confirm current rules before travel.
  • For a sentenced Nebraska prisoner, use the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services incarceration record search.
  • For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator.