Washington County Jail Overview
Washington County Sheriff's Corrections Division identifies Washington County Jail as a county corrections facility serving Washington County and surrounding counties. The page specifically says the jail houses inmates arrested by Blair Police, Nebraska State Patrol, and the Washington County Sheriff's Department, along with surrounding counties including Burt, Dodge, Saunders, Otoe, and Lancaster. For Burt County users, that is the key facility fact.
The facility is not a state prison. It is a county corrections facility used for local and regional jail custody. That means the roster can include people with pending charges, sentenced jail time, warrants, holds, bond amounts, scheduled court dates, and release dates. A person sentenced to a Nebraska state prison term should be searched in the NDCS locator after transfer. A federal prisoner or ICE detainee may need a federal or immigration lookup, but local jail entries can still show a hold while the person remains in county custody.
The official corrections page is the matched source for the regional housing statement.
That source is why Washington County Jail belongs in the Burt County facility set even though the building is outside Burt County.
Washington County Jail Contact
Use the Washington County jail contact when the official list shows the person housed there or when Burt County confirms a regional hold. The corrections page gives direct facility contact information, and the jail operates at all hours. For records questions, the roster is the public starting point, but release, bond, court date, and visitor access should be confirmed with the jail when the listed facts are unclear or time-sensitive.
Washington County Jail
444 South 16th Street
Blair, NE 68008
402-426-6866
Fax: 402-426-6890
Email: m.robinson@washingtoncountyne.gov
Facility operation: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The same official corrections source reports staffing that includes 20 civilian corrections officers, two sergeants, four jail deputies, one part-time court deputy, a captain, and a lieutenant. It also states that a registered nurse is on staff 40 hours each week and that a mental health professional is available 7 hours each week.
Search Washington County Jail Roster
The Washington County Jail List page links to a frequently updated PDF roster. It is not a search form with filters or a name box. Open the PDF, use the browser or PDF viewer find tool if needed, and read the row carefully for the holding agency and charge text. Burt County rows can appear with labels such as Burt Co or Burt Co/Sentenced.
- Open the official Washington County Jail List page and select the current PDF roster link.
- Search the PDF by last name, or scan the name column if the file search does not work well.
- Check the charges field for Burt County, warrant, sentenced, hold, or ICE HOLD language.
- Review the received date, housed or scheduled court date field, date of birth, bond amount, or release date.
- Call the facility when the PDF is stale, unclear, or missing a person who was recently arrested.
The roster route is useful for current regional jail custody. It does not replace the Burt County sheriff for local same-day status, the court portal for filed charges, or NDCS for sentenced state prisoners.
Washington County Jail Record Fields
The April 24, 2026 Washington County Corrections Facility PDF inspected in the research was a dated official roster snapshot. It listed 64 total inmates, with 63 under WCSO and 1 under D&E. The PDF included Burt County rows, including Burt County failure-to-appear and sentenced DUI examples. No mugshots appeared in the PDF, and no height, weight, race, sex, hair color, eye color, street address, Social Security number, full booking number, or cell assignment was visible.
| Roster field | What it showed in the inspected PDF |
|---|---|
| Name | Last name, first name, and sometimes middle initial |
| Charges | Holding agency, charge text, warrants, holds, sentenced labels, or ICE HOLD flags |
| Received | Date the person was received into the facility |
| Time | Received time in a four-digit format |
| Housed / scheduled court date | Housing location such as WCSO, a court date, or a release date depending on the row |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| Bond amount / release date | Bond, 10 percent terms, cash bond, no bond, ICE hold, or release date |
The official jail list page screenshot shows the public PDF route.
Because the current list is a PDF, a careful row-by-row read is more reliable than assuming a database-style search result.
Washington County Jail Visits
Washington County publishes detailed video visitation rules for people housed in its jail. The system uses Combined Public Communications, or CPC. One-time visitor registration is required, and approval may take up to 48 hours. Visits must be scheduled in advance, no less than 1 day and no more than 7 days before the visit. On-site visitation center visits are free and last 25 minutes. Remote visits are also 25 minutes and end automatically.
| Topic | Washington County Jail rule |
|---|---|
| Vendor and support | Combined Public Communications; visitor support 877-998-5678 |
| Scheduling window | Schedule, modify, or cancel no less than 1 day and no more than 7 days ahead |
| Approval | Visitor accounts may take up to 48 hours for approval |
| Visit length | On-site and remote video visits last 25 minutes |
| Weekly limit | All inmates receive two 25-minute visits per week through the visitation center |
| Visitor limit | No more than two approved visitors at a time, with minors and infants counted |
Visitors must check in 15 minutes before the scheduled time. A government-issued picture ID is required, such as a driver's license, state ID, passport, or military ID. Minors require proper documentation, including a birth certificate or court order showing the parent, guardian, or custodian relationship.
The Washington County visitation guidelines are the matched source for CPC rules.
The rules also prohibit recording, screenshots, photographs, social media posting, disruptive conduct, and electronic devices in the video visitation area.
Washington County Jail Mail
The reviewed Washington County and Burt County sources did not publish a jail mail format, inmate money-deposit vendor, commissary provider, or money fee table. Do not infer these details from another jail. Confirm the person is still housed at Washington County Jail before mailing anything or trying to deposit funds. Regional detainees can move, and a Burt County case can shift from regional jail custody to release, court transport, or state prison after sentencing.
| Service | Published detail found |
|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not located in reviewed official pages |
| Phone service | No general phone vendor detail located beyond CPC video visitation |
| Money deposit | No commissary or deposit vendor published in reviewed sources |
| Video visitation | CPC rules published, with registration and scheduling limits |
Nebraska law and jail standards address access to telephone or videoconferencing, and Washington County publishes its video rules. Those rules do not create a money-deposit instruction or mail rule where none was published in the reviewed source set.
Washington County Jail Population
The Washington County Corrections page reviewed did not publish a rated capacity number. The inspected April 24, 2026 roster PDF did publish a roster count for that date. It listed 64 total inmates, with 63 marked WCSO, 1 marked D&E, and 0 marked Other. The same PDF included Burt County rows, so it is useful as proof of regional housing, not as a permanent count.
The roster count changes as bookings, releases, court orders, and transfers occur. For a person with a Burt County case, the more important question is not just the total count, but whether the row shows a Burt County hold, a scheduled court date, a bond term, a sentenced release date, or another agency hold.
Washington County Jail Terms
Roster language can be short and compressed. A few terms matter most when reading the Washington County Jail list for a Burt County detainee.
- Burt Co
- A holding or charging label that points back to Burt County.
- Sentenced
- The person is serving a sentence or has a sentence-related custody entry rather than only a pending pretrial hold.
- NO BOND
- The roster does not list a bond amount that can be posted without a court change or other release authority.
- ICE HOLD
- An immigration-related hold flag may appear while the person remains in local jail custody.
- Release date
- A listed date or time tied to release planning in the roster row, not a guarantee without facility confirmation.
When the jail row and court record seem different, check both sources. Jail entries can show booking or hold labels, while filed court records show the prosecutor's charges, case events, and court orders.
About Washington County Jail
Washington County Jail fills a regional role for Burt County searches because the official corrections page names Burt County among the surrounding counties housed there. Its public jail list gives more direct field detail than the Burt County website, including charge text, received dates, housing or court date fields, dates of birth, bond amounts, and release date information. It does not show mugshots in the inspected PDF.
Use Washington County Jail for the regional roster question, then use the correct next system for the record type. Burt County sheriff contact remains important for local custody routing. Nebraska JUSTICE is the court filing route. NDCS covers sentenced state prisoners after transfer. BOP and ICE locators apply only to federal or immigration custody.
Note: Confirm housing with Washington County Jail before scheduling video visits, sending mail, or relying on a dated PDF row.