The Dakota County Inmate Population
The Dakota County inmate population centers on one physical jail: Dakota County Jail / Dakota County Corrections in Dakota City. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and publishes the official current roster through JailId/JDS. No state prison, BOP prison, dedicated ICE detention center, or separate regional jail was located inside Dakota County in the research, so the local jail is the main public custody point for current county detention.
The population is not limited to local misdemeanor arrests. The roster has shown Dakota City SO, South Sioux City PD, Nebraska State Patrol, federal marshals, USMS-Omaha, immigration, Nebraska DOC, Iowa prison, and other-county holds. That multi-system mix is the key fact for Dakota County inmate population searches. A person may be local pretrial custody today, a USMS hold housed locally tomorrow, a state prison transfer after sentencing, or an ICE detainee using a separate locator.
Dakota County Inmate Population Statistics
Official county pages did not publish a simple current rated capacity, annual booking total, or county average daily population table. The best county-level current source is the live JailId roster, which showed a run date and time of June 20, 2026 at 18:11 in the research capture. The best structured federal and immigration context comes from Global Detention Project and ICE-linked detention data.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster update | Run Date/Time 06/20/2026 - 18:11 | Official linked JDS roster, inspected June 20, 2026 |
| County-rated capacity | Not located in official county page | Sheriff, county, and budget material inspected |
| Proposed expanded capacity | Nearly 250 inmates after adding 100+ beds | KTIV, January 5, 2022 |
| ICE average daily population | 29 | Global Detention Project, 2026 |
| ICE average detention days | 22 days | Global Detention Project, 2026 |
| Nebraska statewide incarceration rate | 591 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative Nebraska profile, accessed 2026 |
| Nebraska jail pretrial share | 73% held pretrial | Vera Nebraska trends page, accessed 2026 |
Dakota County Inmate Population Trends
Dakota County's jail trends are best understood through capacity pressure, federal housing, and immigration detention data rather than a county-published dashboard. The current jail opened in 2006 after a half-cent sales tax vote, according to local KTIV reporting. County leaders later discussed a phase-two expansion tied to U.S. Marshals intergovernmental housing revenue and separation of federal and county inmates.
| Year | Population indicator | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 ICE ADP | Global Detention Project immigration detention trend |
| 2017 | 5 ICE ADP; 20 ICE capacity | Global Detention Project |
| FY2021 | 9,105 USMS jail days | Dakota County board agenda packet |
| 2024 Q1 | Pretty much at capacity | Dakota County board minutes, mostly county inmates |
| 2026 | 29 ICE ADP | Global Detention Project, with current roster run time visible separately |
The trend data shows why a Dakota County inmate population search should not stop with one database. Federal inmate numbers were reported down in early 2024 while the jail was still near capacity with mostly county inmates. Earlier expansion talks were tied to federal housing capacity. Immigration data then adds another custody layer with its own locator and phone channel.
Dakota County Jail Population Mix
The roster is split into male and female sections, and Global Detention Project describes the facility as holding adult men, adult women, and undocumented migrants in administrative immigration detention. The visible custody categories include active cases, charges not filed, sentenced jail entries, immigration holds, USMS holds, Nebraska DOC holds, Iowa prison references, and holds for counties such as Woodbury, Union, Lyon, Harrison, and Stanton.
- Local pretrial detainees: people arrested by Dakota County or local police while charges and bond are pending.
- Short county jail sentences: people serving local jail time, sometimes with a future release date shown.
- USMS and federal holds: people housed locally but tied to federal custody or court processes.
- ICE and immigration holds: detainees whose immigration case data is separate from the county roster.
- State or other-county holds: people held for DOC, Iowa prison, or nearby county agencies.
Laws for Dakota County Jail Records
Nebraska law supports public access to jail and booking records, while still allowing some withholding for protected law-enforcement or sealed information. These statutes matter because Dakota County population data, roster fields, and older booking records may come from different public-record channels.
Key statutes:
Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-712 gives interested persons the right to inspect public records and obtain copies during ordinary office hours.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 47-204 requires written jail records for confined persons and makes those records open for public inspection.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 47-205 requires jailers to file annual reports summarizing required jail-record and Jail Standards Board data.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-712.05 lists records that may be withheld, including some investigatory or protected law-enforcement records.
Search the Dakota County Inmate Population
The official Dakota County current inmate roster is the first place to search the current Dakota County inmate population. It is linked from the sheriff's homepage and corrections-center page. The roster is not a typed search portal. It is a list grouped by Males and Females, so readers scan the list or use browser find for a last name.
- Open the JailId/JDS roster linked by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office.
- Check the run date and time at the top of the roster.
- Scan the male and female sections or use browser find for a last name.
- Read JailId, name, charges, disposition, total bail, book date, arresting agency, and release date together.
- Call Dakota County Jail / Sheriff's Office at 402-987-2170 if release, transfer, or bond status may have changed.
The official roster source shows the current Dakota County inmate population as a running custody list.
The roster image is useful because it shows how Dakota County publishes current custody fields without a separate search form.
Dakota County Current Inmate Lookup
Current inmate lookup in Dakota County depends on reading displayed fields instead of entering a form. A name match alone is not enough. Check the book date, JailId, arresting agency, charge lines, disposition, and release field before relying on the result.
| Roster field | Type | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Males / Females | Section heading | Roster is grouped by sex section. |
| JailId | Displayed ID | Use as the roster identifier for a specific entry. |
| Photo | Image column | Photo column exists, though not every row is confirmed by text capture. |
| Charges | Displayed text | Can include charges, warrants, and agency holds. |
| Current Disposition | Status text | Observed labels include Active Case, Charges Not Filed, Case Dismissed, and Sentenced To Jail. |
| Total Bail | Numeric amount | Read with holds before assuming release eligibility. |
| Release Date | Date field | Blank can mean active custody or unknown status. |
Dakota County Inmate Records
A Dakota County inmate record is a custody record. It may show the arresting agency, charge text, bail, attorney, release date, and a Current Disposition label, but it is not the final court record. Court charges are searched through Nebraska JUSTICE after the prosecutor files the complaint or information. Booking photos are handled through the roster photo column or a booking-record request, as explained on the Dakota County jail mugshots page.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, including identity, property, screening, photo, and housing steps.
- Disposition
- The roster's status label for the custody or charge entry, not always a final court outcome.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice request from another agency, such as ICE, USMS, DOC, or another county.
- PR bond
- Release on a promise and court conditions, if ordered by a judge.
- Classification
- The jail's housing and security assignment after intake screening.
Dakota County Jail vs State Prison
Dakota County Jail holds current county detainees, short-sentence jail inmates, and some people held for other agencies. Nebraska state prison custody is different. A person sentenced to NDCS custody transfers out of the county jail population and should be searched in the state locator.
| County jail | State prison | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, short jail sentences, and local holds | Sentenced Nebraska prison inmates |
| Run by | Dakota County Sheriff's Office | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services |
| Where to search | Dakota County JailId roster | NDCS incarceration record search |
| Common confusion | A DOC hold can appear before transfer | The person may no longer appear on the county roster |
Dakota County State and Federal Search
The NDCS locator searches by last name or DCS ID and is the right source after a Dakota County defendant becomes a sentenced Nebraska prison inmate. The Nebraska Victims of Crime Alert Portal supports custody-notification needs and offender search, using exact offender ID for NDCS or booking ID for other facilities.
Federal and immigration custody use separate tools. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and can search by federal number or name. The ICE Online Detainee Locator searches immigration custody by A-number or biographical information. ICE facility information for Dakota County also lists 402-987-2176 for detainee information.
Dakota County Detention Facility
The Facility Map resolved one local detention facility for the Dakota County inmate population. The Law Enforcement Center in South Sioux City is a sheriff communications and dispatch location, not a separate county jail in the official material.
- Dakota County Jail / Dakota County Corrections - the county jail in Dakota City holding local pretrial detainees, short jail sentences, city arrests, USMS/federal holds, ICE/immigration holds, and other-agency holds when listed on the roster.
Dakota County Booking and Bond
Booking at Dakota County Jail includes intake, property handling, medical or special-needs screening, initial phone access, showers, and housing/classification decisions. New inmates are allowed at least two collect phone calls. The handbook says visitation is not allowed until newly arrested inmates have been arraigned.
Bond status should be checked against the roster, the jail phone line, and court records. The handbook says defendants may request a bond review 24 hours after bond has been set. Represented defendants must have counsel request the review, and written requests must be submitted before 0900 for the requested date. A hold from ICE, USMS, DOC, or another county can prevent release even when local bail appears low or zero.
Dakota County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Dakota County inmate population?
No official current county-rated capacity or county ADP was located in the inspected county sources. The roster gives the current public list, while Global Detention Project lists 29 ICE average daily population for 2026 and 20 ICE standard capacity beds.
Where do I search the current Dakota County inmate population?
Use the official JailId/JDS roster linked by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office. It is a list page grouped by male and female sections, so scan or browser-find a name and then call 402-987-2170 for urgent status.
Why does the Dakota County roster show federal or immigration holds?
Dakota County Jail appears in the research as a USMS and ICE-related facility. A person can be physically housed in the county jail while federal or immigration case data remains in a separate system.
Can a released Dakota County inmate be searched later?
The current roster is not a complete archive. For older booking records, contact the sheriff's records channel and cite Nebraska public-record and jail-record statutes where needed.
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