Frequently Asked Questions - Corrections

Please read our Visiting Information page for current rules and regulations.

Visitors must follow all facility rules regarding visiting. All visitors must wear shirts, shoes, pants, shorts, or skirt. No see through clothing or gang affiliated clothing is allowed. The following types of items are not permitted in the visiting area: purses, backpacks, fanny packs, or metal objects such as pocketknives, nail files, etc.

Visiting may be closed at any time with no prior notice.

Visiting is a privilege and may be cancelled at anytime a rule is not followed. The length of the cancellation will depend on the severity of the rule violation.

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c/o Gage County Detention Center
612 Lincoln St Ste 1
Beatrice, NE 68310-2988

Inmates are allowed unlimited mail during their incarceration. When an inmate receives mail, it is opened and searched for contraband, cash, and money orders.  The mail is then delivered to the inmate without unnecessary delay.  Inmates may not receive hardback books, catalogues, brochures, or advertisements.

Inmates may receive paperback books and magazines as long as they are sent from a bookstore or the publisher. The magazines and books, if not suitable for the jail, will either be returned to the sender or placed in the inmate’s property.  The inmate will be notified of the reason for returning the book or magazine and/or why it was placed into their property.

Any mail that contains illegal material will not be delivered to the inmate.

According to Nebraska statutes, an inmate's access to a telephone is a privilege granted to those inmates who demonstrate a willingness to obey the rules and regulations of the Gage County Detention Center.

Telephones used by inmates can only make outgoing calls.  These phones cannot receive calls.  Calls made from inmate telephones that are not local will be either collect or made with prepaid calling cards.

Access to telephones may be suspended at any time for any reason by custody staff.

Phone numbers may be blocked so that inmates cannot call those numbers.  These blocks may be due to restraining order, harrasment complaints, potential victim or witness intimidation, or violation of laws.

If there is a need to contact an inmate regarding a family emergency or other situation, please call the Gage County Sheriff's Office at 402-223-5222.

Bail is the amount of money that the Courts require to be deposited with them to guarantee that the arrested individual will come to court on the date they are to appear.  Court appearance dates are set by the Court.  The jail accepts bail 24 hours a day for inmates in our custody or inmates in another jurisdiction held on a Gage County warrant.

Bail may be posted in the following ways:

• Cash (US Currency)
• Bail Surety Bond issued by a Nebraska based company

No personal checks or credit cards are accepted for bail at any time.

Call the Gage County Detention Center at 402-223-5222.  The jail staff will confirm if the individual is in the facility.  They can also tell you what charges they were booked for, what police agency booked the individual, what the bail is, what the next court appearance date is, and if booked for being under the influence, how long before the individual is eligible for release (minimum four (4)  hour stay).

You can send any inmate money through the United States Postal Service.  The only acceptable form will be a money order listing the amount, inmate's name, and person who purchased the money order.  If cash is sent, it will be returned to the sender.  The inmate receives a receipt indicating the day the money was received and how much was entered into his/her account.

An inmate will be allowed to release any money they come to jail with as long as it is within the first 48 hours of incarceration. After the first 48 hours of incarceration, the inmate must fill out a request form indicating how much money and to whom they wish to release the money.  That request will then be processed for approval or denial.