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Utah Inmate Search

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How Are Inmate Records in Utah Created and Stored?

Utah inmate records begin when someone is arrested for a crime in the state. The arresting officer fills out a RAP sheet which contains the offender’s name, address, phone number, physical description, and crime details. The inmate is then booked and held for a hearing. They may be released on bail or bond, but everything that occurs is documented and kept in the file. These inmate records are updated daily by the Utah Department of Corrections . They are the government agency in charge of inmate records, and they keep them online and searchable in a database. This way, anyone can perform an inmate offender search at any time of night or day.

How Does a Utah Inmate Locator Work?

Finding out if someone is in a Utah jail or prison is quite easy, but the processes are very different. The Utah Department of Corrections offender searchoperates and manages all state prisons, and they have an inmate locator feature on their website. To find an inmate located in state prison, all you need to do is follow the instructions below:

  1. Visit the Utah Department of Corrections website .
  2. On the homepage, click the “Offender Locator” button.
  3. Enter either the inmate’s name (first and last are required) or the offender number. Click the search button next to your choice.
  4. You must agree to the disclaimer and terms by checking off a box and hitting the “I Agree” button.
  5. Now you can review the results which show in the table below the forms. They list the offender number, name, sex, and date of birth.
  6. Click any row to see additional details about the inmate, including the facility where they are being held.

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What Does Utah’s Prison System Look Like?

The Utah prison system is one of the simplest in the country. It contains only a few different types of facilities and programs aimed at reducing recidivism and rehabilitating offenders. The state-run facilities are overseen and managed by the Utah Department of Corrections. The entire prison system in Utah is made up of the following:

  • 10 State Adult Prisons
  • 11 Juvenile Detention Centers
  • 0 Federal Prisons
  • 19 County Jails

Did you Know?

  • 93% of prison inmates in Utah are male, 7% female.
  • From 1979–80 to 2012–13, state and local government expenditures on corrections in Utah increased by 538 percent (from $79,293,554 to $505,949,000).
  • As of 2016, there were 405 women in Utah federal prisons.
  • As of 2016, the reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in Utah was 336
  • Between 2007 and 2016, the Utah prison population decreased by 5%

Types of Jails and Prisons in Utah

The state of Utah has ten state prisons. Each has a different focus, different levels of custody, and a different demographic. One houses women prisoners only. The Utah Department of Corrections is the government entity in charge of all inmates housed in state-run facilities. These state prisons house felons that are sentenced to long-term prison stays. Utah has no federal prisons within state boundaries. They do have eleven juvenile detention centers that house youth offenders from 12-17 years old. All juvenile facilities are managed and operated by the Utah Department of Human Services, Juvenile Justice Services Division. The state also has nineteen county jails that hold not only pretrial detainees but also some short-stay prison inmates farmed out from state prison.

How Many People are Locked up in Utah?

Utah’s prison system holds 6,182 residents in various kinds of correctional facilities, from which 4,527 residents are held in state prisons, 37 in federal prisons, and 1,618 in local jails.

Correctional Facilities:Totals:
Federal Prisons37
State Prisons4,527
Local Jails1,618

Utah State Prisons

Utah has ten state prisons that hold felons who have broken serious laws within the state. The Utah Department of Corrections runs and manages all seven facilities. One of the facilities even provides treatment for inmates with mental health issues. The list of state prisons in Utah include:

  • Olympus.
  • Oquirrh.
  • Promontory.
  • Timpanogos Women’s Facility.
  • Uintas.
  • Utah State Prison.
  • Wasatch.
  • Boulders
  • Central Utah Correctional Facility
  • Henry

How to Search for State Prison Inmates

The process for finding someone in a state prison in Utah is straightforward. This is because the Utah Department of Corrections is the government agency in charge of inmate records, and they keep them all consolidated in one, massive database online. They have an inmate locator feature on their website so that anyone can find a Utah State Prison inmate in minutes. Follow the instructions below to look up someone in prison in Utah:

  1. Visit the Utah Department of Corrections website .
  2. On the homepage, click the “Offender Locator” button.
  3. Enter either the inmate’s name (first and last are required) or the offender number. Click the search button next to your choice.
  4. You must agree to the disclaimer and terms by checking off a box and hitting the “I Agree” button.
  5. Now you can review the results which show in a table below the forms. They list the offender number, name, sex, and date of birth.
  6. Click any row to see additional details about the inmate, including the facility where they are being held.

Utah County Jails

Utah also has nineteen county jails. These jails are typically run and operated by the local county Sheriff’s Office. However, the state prisons will sometimes farm out inmates to local jails to hold them for short-term sentences rather than keep them in prison. The purpose of this is to control overcrowding. These jail facilities hold newly arrested individuals and pretrial detainees along with the short-term felons. The list of Utah County jails includes:

  • Beaver County.
  • Box Elder County.
  • Cache County.
  • Davis County.
  • Duchesne County.
  • Garfield County.
  • Grand County.
  • Iron County.
  • Juab County.
  • Kane County.
  • Millard County.
  • San Juan County.
  • Sanpete County.
  • Sevier County.
  • Summit County.
  • Uintah County.
  • Wasatch County.
  • Washington County.
  • Weber County.

Utah's County and Local Jail Prison Population During 2011-2016 years

201120122013201420152016
Total1,5291,5741,6261,6681,6011,618
Male1,4321,4821,5081,5571,5291,539
Female97921181117279

How to Search for County Jail Inmates

The process for finding someone in a Utah County Jail is different than finding a state prison inmate. All local county jails are operated by the local Sheriff’s Office, and therefore anyone looking to find a jail inmate must contact the Sheriff’s Office where the person was arrested. Some of these counties and Sheriff’s Offices have websites of their own with inmate offender search features or listings of current jail inmates.

Utah Juvenile Detention Centers

The state of Utah has two types of programs for youth offenders. First, they have “home detention,” which is supervised juvenile detention, but the child gets to stay home. This program is only available to low-risk offenders age 12-17. Plus, a responsible adult must agree to take responsibility for the youth. The other program consists of 11 juvenile detention centers which house high-risk offenders for long-term incarceration. This is referred to as “locked detention.” Both programs put an emphasis on ongoing education and rehabilitation, along with punishment for the crimes committed.

Juvenile Population in Custody During 2011-2016 years

201120122013201420152016
Total121110
Male121110
Female000000

How to Search for Juvenile Detention Center Inmates

Juvenile records are not available to search online. The state keeps them private until the offender reaches the age of 18. At that time, the inmate may apply to have their records expunged. Therefore, anyone looking to find an inmate in a juvenile detention center in Utah must contact either the Utah Department of Corrections or the facility itself and inquire about the specific individual. Friends and family will be provided visitation and other types of access more easily than a stranger.

Why are People Incarcerated in Utah?

About 14,000 people are incarcerated in the state of Utah. Of those, only 6,500 are in state prison, 5,700 reside in local jails, 1,300 are in federal prisons outside the state, 450 are in juvenile detention, and 100 are located in mental institutions receiving treatment. Almost 47% of the inmates in Utah have committed non-violent crimes. The second-highest number of inmates are incarcerated in Utah due to property crimes, then drug charges and then violent crimes like murder, rape, and burglary.

Utah’s Incarceration Rate and Statistics

Utah’s incarceration rate for year-end 2016 under state prison or local jail jurisdiction per 100,000 population was 201, which is lower than an average incarceration rate by 55%. The number of Utah prisoners at the year-end of 2016 was 6,182, from which 7% were female prisoners, whereas the number of male prisoners was 5,777 in 2016.

2011201220132014201520162017
Total243242242237215201206
Male440437436427393373377
Female43454645342632

Where Do Utah Inmates Go When They are Released?

Although Utah has a variety of state-run prison facilities, none of them are designed for reentry or transitioning from inmate status to freedom. Therefore, all released Utah prisoners will simply return back home to family and friends. The prisons, however, do provide ongoing treatment for sex offenders and offer life skills training, job assistance, education, and substance abuse help while inmates are incarcerated.

How Does Parole Work in Utah?

The Utah parole board is the entity in charge of monitoring all inmates and their progress. Once they feel that an inmate has served enough time, is rehabilitated and does not pose a threat to society, they may release them early on parole. Parole is a supervisory program, which means the inmate can go home but must follow strict rules including regular check-ins with a parole officer, get a job, and find housing. If they fail to meet any of these requirements, the inmate will return to prison for the remainder of their sentence.

Parole Population

Type of Parole Entry:Number of Parolees:
State Parole Population:3,707
Entries:2,640
Exits:2,435
Change in 2016:5%

How Does Someone Get Probation in Utah?

Sometimes Utah judges see fit to order probation rather than send an offender to prison. If the offender is low-risk or a first-time offender, this option makes sense and helps to alleviate prison overcrowding. The offender can remain free but must follow court-ordered rules. If they fail to check-in with their probation officer or violate any of the other rules, they will immediately go to prison.

Probation Statistics

Type of Parole Entry:Number of Parolees:
State Probation Population:12,229
Entries:5,616
Exits:5,551
Change in 2016:0%

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