Valley County Jail Overview
Valley County Jail is listed as the single facility in the Garfield County facility map because official Garfield County research found no separate Garfield County jail roster or facility page. The Nebraska Auditor's FY 2024-2025 Garfield County audit notes a payment to Valley County Sheriff for housing Garfield County inmates. That is the clearest official routing evidence for Garfield County custody when jail housing is needed.
The facility is operated by the Valley County Sheriff's Office. Public Valley records identify Sheriff David Scheideler, and a 2026 Valley County notice says Nebraska Jail Standards awarded Sheriff Scheideler and Jail Manager Ashley Spanel for 2025 facility administration. The jail serves Valley County and contract or boarding needs for nearby counties, including Garfield County.
People held at Valley County Jail can include pretrial detainees, warrant arrests, court commitments, people serving short local terms, and people waiting on release, bond, transfer, or court action. Public entries show the regional character clearly, with several counties appearing in held-for language or activity-log entries.
Valley County Jail Population
No official current capacity, average daily population, annual booking count, or current census was located for Valley County Jail in the research. A historical correctional-population table listed Valley Co. Jail at 7 local inmates as of December 31, 2013. That is a historical count, not a current rated capacity or staffing level.
| Measure | Finding | Source Context |
|---|---|---|
| Current rated capacity | Not located | Official Garfield, Valley, and state public pages reviewed. |
| Current ADP | Not located | No public local jail dashboard found. |
| Historical local count | 7 inmates | Prisoners of the Census, 12/31/2013. |
| Garfield connection | Audit-paid housing | Garfield County FY 2024-2025 audit payment to Valley County Sheriff. |
Look Up Valley County Jail Inmates
The Valley County Jail lookup path uses the public inmate page, the activity log, and phone confirmation. The public page is not a searchable database. It is a chronological listing with booking photos and text entries. A Garfield County reader should search both Garfield and Valley clues, then call the jail if the person may still be in custody.
- Open the Valley County inmate listing and scan current and recent entries.
- Use browser find for the last name, Garfield County, Burwell, or a known charge.
- Open the Valley County call log and check for book-in, book-out, bond-out, release, or transfer notes.
- Call Valley County Jail at (308) 728-3906 before relying on the online entry as current custody proof.
- Call Garfield County Sheriff when the question is about the Garfield arrest, report, or transport record.
Garfield County jail inmate records gives a broader view of the roster, records-request path, NDCS, BOP, ICE, and NEVCAP fallbacks.
Valley County Jail Contact
The Valley County Jail contact page and the Valley County Sheriff's Office page list the same Ord address and phone line. Use the jail contact for current custody, visit timing, mail rules, money questions, and whether a person is still held. Use Garfield County Sheriff for Garfield arrest reports and local agency questions.
Valley County Jail
125 S. 15th Street
Ord, NE 68862
(308) 728-3906
Fax: (308) 728-5320
vcsodispatchers@yahoo.com
Garfield County Sheriff's Office
PO Box 455
Burwell, NE 68823
(308) 346-5150
sheriff@garfieldcountyne.gov
The screenshot below comes from the Valley County jail contact page and documents the jail contact route used for Garfield County inmate housing questions.
The contact source supports the phone-first workflow when the public listing is unclear or stale.
Visit Valley County Jail
No official Valley County Jail visitation schedule or full visitor-rule page was located in the research. Because rural jail visits can change for staffing, court transport, security events, weather, or lockdowns, visitors should call before travel. Bring government photo ID and ask what items may enter the lobby or visiting area.
| Visit Question | Research Finding | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Public schedule | No official schedule located | Call (308) 728-3906 before travel. |
| Visitor rules | No full rule sheet located | Ask about ID, dress, minors, property, and prohibited items. |
| Garfield arrest questions | Handled by Garfield County Sheriff | Call (308) 346-5150 for arrest or transport context. |
| State prison visits | NDCS has separate approval and scheduling | Use NDCS after state-prison transfer. |
Valley County Jail Mail Money
The Valley jail information page provides two concrete details: money can be placed on an inmate account through JailATM.com, and inmate mail should use the Valley County Jail c/o Inmate Name format at the Ord address. No official deposit fee, phone vendor, video vendor, tablet program, commissary price list, or mail contraband policy was located.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Valley County Jail, c/o Inmate Name, 125 S 15th St., Ord, NE 68862 |
| Money deposit | JailATM.com is named on the Valley jail information page. |
| Commissary fee | Not located in the local source. |
| Phone or video vendor | Not located in the local source. |
The Valley County jail information page is the source for JailATM and mail-format details. The screenshot below shows that source.
Confirm custody before sending funds because a person may have bonded out, transferred, or moved to another system.
Valley County Jail Booking
For Garfield County, booking can involve two counties. Garfield County Sheriff may make or document the arrest, while Valley County Jail handles the physical jail intake in Ord. Public entries show book-in and book-out events, booking photos, charge or warrant language, held-for county, bond terms, and release or transfer notes.
Common terms in the Valley records include court commitment, warrant, time pay warrant, no bond set, hold, bonded out, time served, court pending, and transferred to D&E in Lincoln. Those are custody-status clues. Formal charges and final case outcomes still need to be checked through Garfield County Court or Nebraska JUSTICE.
- Held-for county
- The county responsible for the case, warrant, or hold.
- Bonded out
- Release after bond was paid or posted under court rules.
- Transfer
- Movement to another facility or custody system.
- D&E
- Diagnostic and evaluation reference used in Valley logs for transfers to Lincoln.
About Valley County Jail
Valley County Jail is part of a small regional sheriff and dispatch operation rather than a large metropolitan booking center. The public call log includes jail events alongside local sheriff activity such as welfare checks, paper service, vehicle inspections, animal calls, and inmate transports. That local texture helps explain why a Garfield County inmate search may require scanning a public log instead of using a large jail database.
The facility is subject to Nebraska Jail Standards oversight. The Nebraska Crime Commission Jail Standards program inspects active jail facilities annually, provides technical help, and collects jail flow and characteristic data through state systems. The 2026 Valley County notice about the 2025 Excellence in Detention Facility Administration award is the strongest recent official operational note located for the jail serving Garfield County inmates.
Note: Call Valley County Jail before travel, deposits, or mail because online entries may not show current custody.