Locate Omaha Correctional Center Inmates

Omaha Correctional Center Overview

Omaha Correctional Center, often shortened to OCC, is operated by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. The facility is at 2323 Avenue J in East Omaha, south of Eppley Airfield, on a 37-acre site. NDCS describes the prison as a minimum-security facility on the facility body page, while the Omaha Correctional Complex warden information describes OCC as a minimum/medium custody male facility. Either way, it is a state prison for sentenced people, not a local booking jail.

That distinction controls the inmate lookup. A person held at OCC should be searched through NDCS Incarceration Records. A person arrested in Omaha yesterday may still be at Douglas County Correctional Center, and a person in immigration or federal custody may need ICE or BOP tools. The location name can confuse families because both the county jail and OCC are in Omaha, but they serve different parts of the custody path.

The official NDCS page reports that OCC opened on April 24, 1984 with a design capacity of 240 and a cost of about $17 million. A 1994 housing unit brought design capacity to 396, and the current operational capacity is 766 in double and multiple-occupancy rooms. OCC has been accredited by the American Correctional Association since 1986.

Omaha Correctional Center Capacity

NDCS gives Omaha Correctional Center an operational capacity of 766. The figure belongs to the state prison system and should not be added to Douglas County jail capacity when discussing the local jail roster. OCC's population is made up of sentenced Nebraska state prisoners assigned through NDCS custody and classification processes. It is one of three NDCS facilities physically located in Douglas County, along with Community Corrections Center - Omaha and Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility.

Omaha Correctional Center Lookup

The correct search tool for OCC is the NDCS Incarceration Records locator. Do not use the Douglas County Corrections locator for OCC unless the question is whether the person is still in county jail before state transfer. NDCS records are for incarcerated people in the state correctional system, and the form requires either a last name or DCS Id number before submission.

1. Open the NDCS incarceration-record search, not the county jail roster.
2. Enter the last name, or use the DCS Id Number when it is known.
3. Add the first name to narrow matches when several people share the same last name.
4. Complete the hCaptcha and submit the search.
5. Check the current facility and offense or release information shown by NDCS.

For a custody path that starts with a Douglas County arrest, check whether the person is still listed through county jail channels before searching state prison records. The Douglas County jail inmate records page explains the county roster and the fallback checks for people who were released, sentenced, or moved outside county custody.

Omaha Correctional Center Contact

Use the OCC main number for facility questions, but use the NDCS locator for state custody lookup. The address and phone below come from the official NDCS facility and visitation materials. Because NDCS visit rules require approval and scheduling, a family member should not travel to OCC based only on a name search. Verify the person's facility, visitor status, and scheduled visit details before leaving for Avenue J.

Omaha Correctional Center Visits

OCC visitation follows statewide NDCS visitation rules. All adult and minor visitors must be approved on the incarcerated person's visiting list before scheduling. The incarcerated person starts that approval process by sending a Visitation Request Form. Research notes that processing usually takes four to six weeks after receipt, so approval is not instant. Scheduling also has lead-time limits, and virtual visit requests must be made at least three days before the visit.

NDCS materials also state that requests must be submitted at least seven days before a selected date and may be scheduled up to four weeks out. Confirmation is sent by email at least three days before the visit. Virtual visitors provide their own equipment and internet, while in-person visitors must follow prison entry screening and any current facility rules.

Omaha Correctional Center Programs

The official NDCS Omaha Correctional Center page supplies the facility image and describes the prison's physical layout and service areas.

The image belongs with the OCC page because the source is the official facility profile rather than a general state locator or a different Omaha corrections site.

NDCS describes OCC as having a separate entrance building, an inner complex, indoor and outdoor visiting areas, a library, a religious center, dental and medical areas, restrictive housing, academic and pre-employment training areas, a central plant, laundry, kitchen and dining areas, Cornhusker State Industries, a canteen, and a gymnasium. These features reflect a sentenced state-prison environment. They are different from county jail booking areas, short-term housing, and bond-related public-counter functions at Douglas County Correctional Center.

NDCS

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, the state prison agency.

DCS Id

The state prisoner identification number used in the NDCS locator.

Restrictive housing

A state-prison housing status with tighter movement and management controls.

Omaha Correctional Center Mail

The OCC source material confirms the facility address, NDCS visitation system, state locator, and the facility's program areas, but it does not provide a facility-specific mail or commissary fee schedule for OCC. Because those details were not documented in the research, no deposit fees, canteen limits, package rules, or vendor amounts are stated. Use the official NDCS site for current statewide send-money, mail, phone, and canteen instructions before sending funds or property to any state prisoner.

County jail account facts do not transfer to OCC. Douglas County's public teller window and ConnectNetwork Site ID 119 apply to Douglas County NE-Jail, while OCC is part of NDCS. Mixing the two systems can delay a visit, money deposit, or custody check.

Omaha Correctional Center Transfers

OCC does not book people straight from the street after a Douglas County arrest. NDCS states that male offenders sentenced by Nebraska county and district courts first arrive at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln. At state intake, they receive an inmate number, are photographed and fingerprinted, provide a DNA sample, and complete intake before assignment. After that process, a person may be transferred to OCC if classification, sentence, custody level, bed space, and program needs fit the placement.

This transfer path explains why a name may disappear from the county jail roster before it appears at an Omaha state facility. A person may be in court movement, reception intake, transport, or another NDCS facility first. If the court case is still active but the county roster no longer shows the person, search NDCS and then verify the latest court record or facility assignment.

About Omaha Correctional Center

OCC is part of the Omaha Correctional Complex overseen by Warden James Jansen, who was appointed in February 2025. The facility's history reaches back to its April 24, 1984 opening, and its later expansion helped move the design capacity beyond the original 240-bed plan. Its ACA accreditation since 1986, program areas, medical and dental services, industry space, and visiting areas place it firmly in the state-prison category.

The practical lookup rule is simple: county jail first for recent Omaha arrests, NDCS for sentenced state prisoners, BOP for federal sentenced custody, and ICE for immigration detention. The Douglas County inmate population overview explains how those systems fit together across Douglas County and Omaha facilities.