York County

The Detention Center

York County Jail

• Operated byYork County Sheriff's Office (Corrections Division)
• Address510 N. Lincoln Avenue, York, NE 68467 (within the York County Courthouse, northeast side)
• Corrections SupervisorJanelle Vice, jvice@yorkcountyne.gov, (402) 362-6628
• Capacity39-bed facility, operating 24/7
• Quarterly commissioner toursThe county's own press releases report the Board of Commissioners' quarterly jail tours required under Neb. Rev. Stat. 47-109: on Jan. 7, 2025 the jail held 27 inmates with 2 additional county inmates housed in state prisons (commissioners noted state housing costs more than county housing); on Oct. 15, 2024 the jail held 31 of 32 maximum beds, described by the Head of Corrections as 'a little higher than where we typically want to see.' These are self-published narrative press releases by the body that also funds the jail, not an independent inspection, so the 'inspections' check below is marked no.
• Overflow arrangementWhen near capacity, York County contracts to house overflow inmates in other county jails and pays daily care fees — this is York paying OUT to other counties, not York holding other agencies' prisoners for pay, so the 'contracts' check (which asks about holding other agencies' prisoners) is marked no.
• Bond processBonds accepted 24/7 via kiosk (exact cash), postal money order, or JailATM.com (10% card fee); bonds are typically 10% of the total amount; a local bondsman (Central Nebraska Bail Bonds) is listed.
• RosterThe county's Corrections page links out to a third-party Zuercher Portal (which also covers Seward and Saline County inmates) rather than publishing its own roster, so 'roster' is marked no per the third-party rule.
• FeesFingerprinting service $10 (cash or check only); JailATM transactions carry a 10% card fee.
• PREA / deaths / budgetNot found on the county's own site.

Source: York County, NE — Corrections · checked 2026-08-25

• ✓The jail is named
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✓Beds and daily population
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✓How to post bond
• ✓Phone, video and commissary rates

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what York County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-08-25. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds39

The Sheriff

Sheriff Paul Vrbka

• Runs the jailYes — the elected sheriff has charge of the county jail under Neb. Rev. Stat. 47-105 and 23-1703
• Office contact(402) 362-4927; 510 N. Lincoln Avenue, 1st Floor, York, NE 68467
• Day-to-day corrections staffJanelle Vice is named on the county's own site as 'Corrections Supervisor' overseeing the York County Jail day to day; this is an Sheriff's Office role, not a separate corrections department, so jail_administrator is left null per the Nebraska convention (sheriff statutorily remains the jailer of record).

Source: York County, NE — Sheriff's Department · checked 2026-08-25

The Judges

Nebraska judges are merit-selected and are state, not county, officials: the Governor appoints from a judicial nominating commission list, and appointees then face retention elections (Neb. Const. Art. V §21). The county court judge sets bail at first appearance. York County's own District Court and County Court pages name only their clerks (Sharilyn Steube; Allison O'Neill), not the sitting judges.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-08-25

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →