Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility Overview
Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility is operated by the Lancaster County Department of Corrections at 3801 West O Street in Lincoln. It is a county adult jail, not a Nebraska Department of Correctional Services prison. The facility holds adults in local custody, including people booked after arrest, pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, and people held temporarily for other agencies.
The official Lancaster County Corrections/Jail page lists the jail address and main information number. County planning and public materials describe a 786-bed facility after the 2013-2014 expansion. That figure should be read as a rated-capacity reference, not a live population count.
The manifest image below comes from the Lancaster County Corrections/Jail official department page.
Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility Capacity and Population
The researched capacity figure for the Adult Detention Facility is 786 beds after expansion work around 2013-2014. Research did not locate an official current average daily population dashboard, annual booking count, or demographic table on the county corrections pages reviewed. The county roster confirms only current custody categories and exclusions, so live headcount should be checked with the jail or a current county packet before use.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
Use the Lancaster County Department of Corrections current inmate search for people currently held at this jail. The roster disclaimer says the public service covers current Adult Detention Facility inmates and excludes juvenile offenders and DHS/ICE administrative detainees. It also warns that names, ages, identification numbers, location, and admitted dates may be incomplete or delayed.
- Open the official current inmate search and read the LCDC disclaimer.
- Accept the disclaimer, then search by first name, last name, or both when the search screen loads.
- Confirm the result is a current Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility custody record.
- If the roster is unavailable or the name is uncertain, call the jail information line at 402-441-1900.
Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility Address and Contact
Use the main jail number for custody confirmation, roster questions, and visitor rule checks before traveling. The jail sits on West O Street in western Lincoln, separate from courthouse addresses downtown.
Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
3801 West O Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
402-441-1900
Main jail and information line
Visiting Someone at Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
County jail visits should be checked against the official Lancaster County visitation page before each trip. The research does not provide exact current time blocks, visitor approval rules, video rates, or holiday exceptions. Jail security rules can change for lockdowns, staffing, court movement, or emergencies.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Check official visitation page | County jail visitation |
| Wednesday | Check official visitation page | County jail visitation |
| Friday | Check official visitation page | County jail visitation |
| Saturday | Check official visitation page | County jail visitation |
| Sunday | Check official visitation page | County jail visitation |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
County jail mail, deposit, phone, and bail rules come from the Lancaster County corrections pages, not from NDCS prison rules. Use the official inmate mail, inmate money, telephone calls, and posting bail pages for current procedures and any vendor or fee information.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use Lancaster County inmate mail rules and the facility address format. |
| Phone / Video | Check the county telephone-calls and visitation pages for current provider details. |
| Money Deposit | Check the county inmate-money page; no fee amount was confirmed in the research. |
Booking and Intake at Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
A Lancaster County booking usually begins with arrest or court commitment, transport to the Adult Detention Facility, identity and warrant checks, property inventory, booking data entry, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. A new arrestee may not appear on the roster immediately if paperwork, fingerprinting, medical screening, or court processing is still pending.
Formal court charges should be checked through Nebraska courts after filing. The jail roster is a custody tool; Nebraska JUSTICE, Lancaster County Court, and District Court are the court-record channels after prosecution begins.
Federal and immigration custody use different systems. The county roster disclaimer says DHS/ICE administrative detainees are not included. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. For federal sentenced custody, use the BOP inmate locator. A federal pretrial person appears in the county roster only if physically held by LCDC and listed there.
About Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility
The facility anchors the county side of Lancaster County's correctional map. Lincoln also has three state correctional facilities, but those are NDCS prisons with a separate locator. A person arrested locally by Lincoln Police or a sheriff's deputy can be booked into the county Adult Detention Facility even when the arresting agency is not the jail operator.
That split matters for families checking release, court, or transfer status. A local booking can start with LCDC, move into a Lancaster County court case, and later become an NDCS prison record after sentencing. Keep the custody search, court record, and law-enforcement report separate when verifying a person's status.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation status, and release rules with LCDC before traveling or posting bond.