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Sheridan County, Nebraska sentencing data

As of October 16, 2026, according to Nebraska Department of Correctional Services records, 29 people sentenced in Sheridan County were held in Nebraska state prisons. Their median sentence is 18 years, longer than the statewide median of 12 years. 48% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 41% statewide.

29people in prison

18 yearsmedian sentence (state: 12 years)

48%serving 20+ years (state: 41%)

0life sentences

See Sheridan County records County sentencing report

Race

Group	People	Share
Indigenous	13	45%
White	13	45%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Nebraska counties

Adams Box Butte Buffalo Cass Cheyenne Dakota Dawson Dodge Douglas Gage Hall Hamilton Holt Keith Lancaster Lincoln Madison Nemaha Otoe Platte Red Willow Saline Sarpy Saunders Scotts Bluff Seward Sheridan Washington York

About this data

Source: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Sheridan County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.