Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail Overview
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail is the build name supported by the research because the county site presents the location as the sheriff's office rather than a separately branded detention center. The confirmed operator is the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office. The confirmed address is 900 G Street, Geneva, NE 68361, with mailing address PO Box 266, Geneva, NE 68361. Sheriff Mark McFarland is listed as the current sheriff, and Mel Coetzee is listed as Correction Supervisor.
This is a county-jail and local-detention page, not a state prison page. The facility should be understood as the local custody point for Fillmore County arrestees, pretrial detainees, and short-term jail matters. The county does not publish an official bed count, capacity, security classification, housing-unit list, current population dashboard, inmate handbook, public roster, mugshot gallery, booking desk hours, visitation schedule, money-deposit rules, commissary vendor, or phone/video vendor in the official sources reviewed.
The Fillmore County Sheriff's Office page supplies the confirmed local jail contact framework.
Because the official web footprint is thin, the sheriff phone line is the practical starting point for current custody, booking-record availability, visitation confirmation, and release questions.
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail Address and Contact
Use the sheriff's office contact block for local jail questions. The published office hours are lobby/office hours; the county does not publish a separate public booking counter schedule. The county's phone directory also points users back to sheriff, court, attorney, probation, and related local numbers. For a new arrest, bond timing, release eligibility, warrant hold, mail rule, visit rule, or booking-record request, call before driving to Geneva.
Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
900 G Street
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-4441
Fax: 402-759-4429
Mailing: PO Box 266, Geneva, NE 68361
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; open through lunch; closed weekends and holidays.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
No official Fillmore County public current-custody roster was located on the county or sheriff website. That matters because a person arrested locally may be in county jail custody before any state prison record exists. The sheriff page links to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services incarceration records search, but NDCS is for sentenced state prisoners, not a replacement for a county jail roster for new arrests or pretrial detainees.
- Call Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail at 402-759-4441 and ask whether the person is currently in local custody.
- Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
- Ask for releasable booking details such as booking date, release or transfer status, bond, court case number, and hold or detainer status.
- If the person has been sentenced to state prison, use the NDCS incarceration records search instead of the county jail contact.
- For federal custody, use the BOP locator; for immigration custody, use ICE ODLS; for notification support, check NEVCAP when supported by the agency.
For a fuller explanation of the local no-roster issue and what to ask for, use the Fillmore County jail inmate records page.
Visitation, Mail, Phone, and Money at Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
Fillmore County did not publish local jail visitation, mail, commissary, money-deposit, phone, video visit, tablet, child visitor, attorney visit, or dress-code rules in the official sources reviewed. State prison rules should not be copied onto this county jail. Call 402-759-4441 before visiting, mailing property or letters, sending money, or setting up phone or video contact.
| Topic | Published Local Rule | Best Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not published | Call the sheriff's office before traveling. |
| Visitor ID and dress code | Not published | Bring government photo ID and confirm allowed clothing and property by phone. |
| Video visitation | Not published | No official vendor was located; call before trying to schedule. |
| Mail address format | Not published | Confirm the correct inmate name, booking ID if needed, and mailing format with the jail. |
| Commissary vendor | Not published | Do not assume a vendor or deposit portal; call first. |
| Money deposits | Not published | Confirm accepted payment methods, hours, and limits by phone. |
| Phone calls or tablets | Not published | No official phone or tablet vendor was located. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should contact the sheriff or jail directly. |
Booking and Intake at Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
Fillmore County does not publish a local booking handbook, so the best description comes from local custody routing and Nebraska criminal procedure. A local arrest may begin with a sheriff deputy or another local officer taking a person into custody. Geneva contracts with the Fillmore County sheriff for law-enforcement service, and Fairmont dispatches through the Fillmore County sheriff, which points local custody questions back to the county sheriff's office rather than a separate municipal jail.
At intake, jail staff typically identify the person, check warrants or holds, inventory property, conduct safety and medical screening, take fingerprints and booking photographs when required, record arrest allegations, and classify the person for custody. The county has not published a local timeline for when a new booking becomes publicly available because no online roster was found. A court case may appear later, after the county attorney files charges and the court creates the case.
When requesting a booking record, ask for admission and release dates, arresting agency, booking charge, bond information, court case number, mugshot availability, and whether the person was released, transferred, or held for another agency.
Bond and Release at Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
Fillmore County does not publish a jail bond-posting page. Nebraska law allows personal recognizance and percentage bonds, and research notes that Nebraska does not use commercial bail bondsmen in the same way many states do. A person may be eligible for release on recognizance, a percentage bond, a cash or appearance bond, or another court-approved condition. A hold can still prevent release.
| Release Issue | What to Confirm | Who to Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Current custody | Whether the person is still held at the jail. | Sheriff at 402-759-4441. |
| Bond amount | Amount, type, and whether the court changed it. | Sheriff first, then County Court or District Court as needed. |
| Payment method | Where payment is accepted and what form is allowed. | Sheriff or court clerk, depending on the order. |
| Holds and detainers | Whether another court, agency, warrant, probation, parole, federal, or ICE matter blocks release. | Sheriff, issuing court, or attorney. |
Court Path After Booking at Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Jail
After booking, the court path turns on the type of charge and prosecutor filing decisions. Fillmore County Court handles criminal and other county-court matters and lists regular court days on Wednesdays. Fillmore County District Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction and primarily hears felony criminal cases. The District Court Clerk is Peggy Birky, and the County Court Clerk Magistrate is Hilary Roit, both tied to the 900 G Street government address.
Fillmore County Attorney Jill Cunningham is the local prosecutor. The county attorney page says the office prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes occurring within the county and also lists victim/witness assistance, diversion, special investigations, bad checks, and child support enforcement programs. The sheriff books the arrest, the county attorney files or declines charges, and the court record shows formal case activity. For the detailed filed-charge process, use the court records after jail arrest page.
Capacity and Population Information
Official local capacity, current population, average daily population, annual bookings, length of stay, housing-unit details, and demographic breakdowns were not located in a simple county-published jail report. The Nebraska Crime Commission jail demographic dashboard is the best official statewide source identified in the research, and it references Fillmore County SO, but the research did not extract a static Fillmore County number from that dashboard. Do not rely on guessed bed counts or third-party capacity listings without confirmation from the sheriff or an official state source.
| Measure | Published Local Figure | Research Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | Not published | No official county bed count located. |
| Current population | Not published | No official county public roster or dashboard located. |
| Average daily population | Not published | Dashboard identified, but no static local figure captured. |
| Annual bookings or admissions | Not published | May be available through state demographic tools or records request. |
| State prison facilities in Fillmore County | 0 located | NDCS facilities are elsewhere in Nebraska. |
Jail Standards and Oversight
Nebraska jail oversight still applies even where the county does not post a full jail handbook. Research identifies Neb. Rev. Stat. 83-4,124 as the policy authority behind the Jail Standards Board and minimum detention-facility standards. Nebraska Chapter 47 jail provisions place charge of the county jail and confined persons with the sheriff and require conformity with Jail Standards Board rules.
State jail standards cover topics such as cleanliness, classification, beds, clothing, diet, warming, lighting, ventilation, medical aid, attorney access, discipline, and prisoner welfare. The Jail Standards program conducts annual inspections of active facilities and collects data through state reporting systems. Local Fillmore County pages did not publish program details, grievance instructions, medical request rules, or mental-health care procedures, so those details should be confirmed directly.
The Nebraska Jail Standards page explains the statewide detention-facility oversight framework.
That statewide oversight context helps explain why local jail operations can be regulated even when Fillmore County publishes limited jail-specific instructions online.
Local Geneva Directions and Access
The jail contact point is at 900 G Street in Geneva, the county seat and the practical center for sheriff, court, district court, and county attorney records workflow. From US-81, drivers generally enter Geneva and proceed toward the courthouse and county office area on local streets. From Nebraska highway approaches east or west, use the Geneva courthouse and county office area as the destination.
Published jail-specific parking instructions, visitor entrance details, locker rules, public-transit routing, and ADA entrance details were not located. Fillmore County Rural Transit is listed in the county phone directory at 402-759-3345, but no route or stop serving jail visitors was found in the research. Call 402-759-4441 before arrival to confirm visitor parking, entrance location, screening, and accessible access.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, release timing, and entrance rules with the sheriff's office before traveling to 900 G Street.
Local Jail Operations Notes
Official local news found for the jail is limited, but county board materials provide useful operational context. June 24, 2025 board minutes referenced Guardian RFID for the jail to manage security and cell checks. July 22, 2025 board minutes referenced Central Square software for sheriff, dispatch, and jail operations. These are operational technology details, not capacity figures, litigation findings, or a public inmate roster.
No official county jail overcrowding report, consent decree, Department of Justice investigation, in-custody death news, jail closure, new jail construction, or major jail lawsuit from the past two years was located in the official sources reviewed. Statewide prison overcrowding discussions and NDCS facility issues should not be treated as Fillmore County jail findings unless a source connects them directly to this facility.