Washington County
 
 

CORRECTIONS DIVISION

 

 

 

The Corrections Division has 10 civilian corrections officers, 1 Sergeant & 1 Jail Deputy. A Captain oversees operations of the Corrections Division.

The Washington County Jail houses inmates arrested by the Blair Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, Washington County Sheriff's Department - as-well-as inmates from Burt County, and other jurisdictions.

The Washington County Jail was originally built to house 17 inmates, an upgrade to double bunking resulted in the current capacity of 32. 

In 2011 the (ADP) average daily population of the jail was 30.75 prisoners per day -or- 96% of capacity.

  Inmates Processed Through Washington County Corrections - by year:                                                               *Includes INS inmates

Inmates Booked

 2011 2010 2009 2008

2007

2006

2005*

2004*

2003*

2002*

2001*

Males

 770 776 711 930

802

862

871

916

930

1223

1095

Females

 208 256 235 250 265 250 228 254 235 221 222

Total

 978 1032 947 1180 1067 1112 1095 1170 1165 1444 1317
                       
ADP - by year 30.75 24 16.25                
Average length of stay - days 11.476 8.488 6.26                
Total Prisoner days per year 11,224 8,760 5,931                
                       

  Jail Revenue:

Revenue

 2011 2010 2009 2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Prisoner Boarding

 $115,665 $90,687 $108,405 $136,015

$75,350

$107,635

$183,655

$148,702

$283,420

$383,150

$447,592

Telephone

 *** $6,998 $1,198 $1,922 $3,654 $1,379 $506 $4,611 $5,319 $4,950 $6,465

Total

 $115,665 $97,685 $109,063 $137,937 $79,004 $109,014 $184,161 $153,313 $288,739 $388,100 $454,057

State Lunch

 $8,665 $5,265 $3,460 $4,158 $4,522 $5,346 $3,453 $1,754 $1,035 N/A N/A

State Prisoner

 $10,010 $12,475 $8,369 $25,947 $31,329 $13,622 $9,965 $44,952 $39,511 N/A N/A

Total Revenue

 $134,340 $115,425 $121,432 $168,042 $114,855 $127,982 $197,579 $200,019 $329,285 $388,100 $454,057

*** Inmate Phone Revenue is now paid directly to County General.

Inmate Visitation Schedule Click Here

 


Cell for two inmates

 Inmates are assigned to a cell which they share with one another inmate. The cells include bunk beds, one toilet, & one desk. The cell are approximately 10 ft x 7 ft or 70 square feet in size. Inmates can be held in up to 1 year in the Washington County Jail and on many occasions  - are!

All meals are prepared on site by staff members & inmate trustees with the average cost of inmate meals costing $1.62 per meal. In 2011 approximately 33,672 meals were prepared for inmates, housed in the jail.
All inmates must be processed through "booking". This process includes fingerprinting, photographs, as-well-as other booking procedures.  All inmates are entered into the computer operated records management system, which details the inmates charges, medical condition, bond amount, etc..


Booking Room