Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Nebraska 2020

the state flag of Nebraska

The Jail System

Nebraska has 63 jails in 93 counties. The jail population in 2020 was 4,240.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2020, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Nebraska correctional authorities was 5,306 located in 10 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 2,300 employees and a budget of $231,427,994.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2020, Nebraska community corrections population was 11, 454 under probation and 1,156 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoner in 2020 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
361
Probationers
781
Parolees
79

Populations

Prison Population
5,306
Parole Population
1,156
Probation Population
11,454

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
10 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
63

Prisons

Prison Budget
$231,427,994