Wasatch County Inmate Population Overview
Wasatch County has one official local detention facility in the research file: Wasatch County Jail, operated by the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. No separate county annex, municipal jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was located inside the county. Heber City Police, Midway, Hideout, and other local agencies may make arrests or route cases into the same local custody system, but the county jail is the local jail population hub.
The sheriff describes the jail as a medium-security facility that holds people awaiting local court processing, people serving jail sentences of less than one year, and some Utah state-prison-system inmates housed through a funding arrangement. That last detail matters. A person can be physically housed in Wasatch County Jail but still have a state-corrections connection. Lookup should begin with the jail for local custody, then shift to the Utah Department of Corrections offender search when the person is under UDC supervision.
Wasatch County Inmate Population Statistics
The most current official local capacity figure in the research is the sheriff's 100-bed jail capacity, inspected July 1, 2026. The strongest historic population series is the Vera Incarceration Trends county dataset, where the latest Wasatch County row found during research was 2019. Those sources should not be mixed as if they measure the same day. The sheriff page is the current facility-capacity source. Vera is useful for trend context through 2019.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current official jail capacity | 100 beds | Wasatch Sheriff Corrections page, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| Historical rated capacity | 88 beds | Vera Incarceration Trends county dataset, 2019 |
| Historical total jail population | 82 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Local jail bookings | 1,088 in 2025, down from 1,477 in 2024 | Park Record, March 27, 2026, citing WCSO records |
| County population estimate | 38,514 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
The county population estimate gives useful scale, but it is not a jail count. Wasatch County's jail population can rise or fall with arrests, bond decisions, court schedules, sentence starts, state placement, and transfers to federal or immigration custody.
Wasatch County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's county data shows Wasatch County jail population levels near the historical rated capacity in several years. The 2012 row is above rated capacity in that dataset, while the 2019 row shows 82 people against an 88-bed historic capacity. The sheriff's current 100-bed figure shows that the published bed count has changed since the older Vera rows.
| Year | Total jail population | Rated capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82 | 88 | Latest Wasatch row found in Vera county CSV |
| 2018 | 67 | 88 | Vera county dataset |
| 2017 | 71 | 88 | Vera county dataset |
| 2014 | 81 | 88 | Vera county dataset |
| 2012 | 91 | 88.25 | Population above historic rated capacity in Vera data |
| 2006 | 89 | 89.75 | Near rated capacity in Vera data |
Recent public-record reporting adds a different trend line: bookings and ICE-related transfers. Park Record reported 1,088 jail bookings in 2025, down from 1,477 in 2024. The same reporting said ICE detainers rose to 140 in 2025 and transfers to ICE custody rose to 107. Those figures do not equal daily population, but they do show how the Wasatch County inmate population interacts with federal immigration processes.
Wasatch County Jail Population Makeup
The research did not locate a current county dashboard with sex, age, offense type, or live pretrial status. The Vera 2019 row did include several categories. Use those figures as historical context only, since Vera fields can reflect source estimates and may not sum neatly across race and ethnicity categories.
- Sentenced and pretrial: Vera listed 77 sentenced people and 5 pretrial people in 2019 for Wasatch County.
- Race and ethnicity fields: Vera listed 36 White, 17 Latinx, 8 Native, 3 Black, 1 AAPI, and 0 other-race jail population fields in 2019.
- State-placement custody: The sheriff says some state-prison-system inmates are housed locally for funding, so physical housing and legal custody may differ.
- ICE detainers and transfers: Public-record reporting cited 140 ICE detainers and 107 transfers to ICE custody in 2025.
These categories answer different questions. A daily jail count measures who is held at one point in time. Bookings measure jail intake events. Detainers and transfers measure another agency's role after local custody. A useful Wasatch County inmate search keeps those meanings separate.
Wasatch County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's Corrections page reports a 100-bed Wasatch County Jail. Park Record reported on April 21, 2026, that the county had started a three-phase jail renovation after a needs and growth assessment. The reporting described the jail as functionally at capacity in the consultant and growth framing, and listed phase-one concerns such as control-room safety, aging systems, evidence security, public and staff entry separation, obstructed sight lines, and unsecured operating platforms.
Later phases described in the reporting include a medical housing unit, support spaces, remodel and additions, and a second jail housing pod. Those projects point to operational pressure rather than a simple bed-count issue. The same research file notes that one room has been used for school, classes, worship, and treatment programming, which can constrain education, AA/NA, and reentry services even when a raw daily count is not published.
Wasatch County Inmate Population Laws
Utah law shapes what can be inspected, what must be requested in writing, and what can be withheld. For Wasatch County jail and booking records, the sheriff is the local record holder for jail records, while the courts are the record holders for filed criminal cases. Booking photos have a specific Utah rule that is stricter than a simple public-gallery model.
Key Statutes:
Utah Code 63G-2-201 gives a right to inspect public records, subject to statutory restrictions.
Utah Code 63G-2-204 requires a written request to the government entity that keeps the record.
Utah Code 63G-2-301 lists records that are public unless confidential information is lawfully withheld.
Utah Code 17-72-402 addresses jail classification and maximum operating capacity.
Utah Code 17-72-802 governs county booking photographs and pay-to-remove publication restrictions.
The Wasatch County GRAMA page and sheriff GRAMA form provide the local request path when a phone inquiry is not enough.
Wasatch County State Prison Lookup
No Utah Department of Corrections prison was located inside Wasatch County. Sentenced prison supervision is searched through UDC, not through the local jail phone line alone. UDC states that its offender search is for people currently under UDC supervision and that people awaiting trial or not yet sentenced in county jails are not listed there.
The state-local connection still matters because UDC's Inmate Placement Program explains that Utah uses county jail contract beds, and the Wasatch sheriff states that some state-prison-system inmates are housed locally. For custody status, ask the jail whether the person is held at Wasatch County Jail and check UDC if state supervision is involved.
Search Wasatch County Inmate Records
No official public Wasatch County online jail roster or inmate profile search was located in the official sources inspected. The sheriff FAQ answers inmate-information questions by directing users to the jail phone line. That makes the local process different from counties with a live roster, and it makes the fallback chain more important.
- Call Wasatch County Jail at 435-657-1619 to ask about current custody, transfer, visit appointments, and whether a person is still held locally.
- If phone information is not enough, submit a sheriff GRAMA request by email, fax, mail, or hand delivery with the person, date, incident, and record description.
- Search Utah Courts Xchange or use MyCourtCase when the question is about filed charges after an arrest.
- Check the UDC offender search for sentenced state supervision, because unsentenced county-jail detainees are outside that search.
- Use the BOP locator, ICE ODLS, USMS District of Utah, or VINELink when state, federal, immigration, or notification status may be involved.
Wasatch County Current Inmate Lookup
The roster field table for the county jail is short because no official online Wasatch County jail roster was found. The usable county field is therefore not a web form field. It is the information a caller or records requester can provide so jail staff or the records unit can identify the person.
| Lookup Channel | Fields or Details | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatch jail phone | Name and any known booking or arrest date | Practical | Use 435-657-1619 for current custody questions. |
| Sheriff GRAMA request | Incident or case number, date, time, location, people involved, and record type | Yes for a clear request | The sheriff form says response may take up to 10 business days. |
| UDC offender search | Name or UDC ID number | Unspecified | For current UDC supervision, not unsentenced county-jail custody. |
| BOP locator | Number search or first, middle, last, race, age, sex | Depends on search type | Federal custody from 1982 to present. |
| ICE ODLS | A-Number and country of birth, or biographical information | Yes | Used for immigration detainee lookup. |
The Wasatch sheriff FAQ screenshot shows the local inmate-information and jail-service routing that replaces a public roster in the inspected sources.
That screenshot supports the main lookup point: Wasatch County inmate records start with the jail information channel, then move to records requests or outside custody systems when needed.
Wasatch County Inmate Record Fields
Because no official Wasatch County public profile was located, the research did not confirm online fields such as booking number, booking date, housing unit, bond, mugshot, or arresting agency on a county roster. Heber City's public-records page is useful local context because it states that generally available adult defendant information can include some arrest information, arrest photos, charge text, arraignment dates, and bond amounts, subject to GRAMA limits.
| Field | Wasatch County Access Notes |
|---|---|
| Name and custody status | Call the jail for current custody or request records if a written copy is needed. |
| Booking date or incident details | Use the GRAMA form fields for date, time, location, person, and record description. |
| Charges | Booking allegations can differ from prosecutor-filed charges; search courts after filing. |
| Bond and court date | May be available through court records, clerk contacts, or public-record channels. |
| Booking photograph | Request through GRAMA and Utah Code 17-72-802, subject to restrictions. |
| Release or transfer status | Use the jail, VINE, UDC, BOP, ICE, or USMS depending on custody path. |
Wasatch County Jail vs Prison
The most common lookup mistake is using the wrong custody system. County jail records, state prison records, federal records, and immigration detainee records are maintained by different agencies. A person booked after a Wasatch County arrest may appear first in local jail information, then in court records after charges are filed, and later in UDC or federal systems if custody changes.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial detainees, local jail sentences, some state-placement cases | Wasatch County Jail phone and sheriff GRAMA records |
| State prison | People currently under UDC supervision | Utah Department of Corrections offender search |
| Federal prison | Federal inmates from 1982 to present | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator |
| Federal pretrial | Federal court prisoners handled by USMS | U.S. Marshals Service District of Utah or court records |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees or immigration-transfer cases | ICE ODLS and, when local custody is involved, the jail |
Wasatch County Detention Facility
The facility map resolved one local facility page for this project. Wasatch County Jail is the county jail, sheriff's corrections facility, and local bridge to state, federal, and immigration custody questions. It is also in the justice-center cluster used for local court appearances.
- Wasatch County Jail - the medium-security county jail for local pretrial custody, short jail sentences, some state-placement inmates, and local transfer questions.
Once a defendant is sentenced to state prison supervision, the lookup path can shift from the jail to UDC. If a federal or immigration hold is involved, BOP, USMS, ICE ODLS, and VINELink may become relevant.
Wasatch County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Wasatch County inmate population?
The current sheriff-published capacity is 100 beds. The latest Vera county row located during research listed an 82-person total jail population in 2019 against an 88-bed historical rated capacity. No official current daily population dashboard was located, so current custody should be confirmed with the jail.
Is there a Wasatch County jail roster online?
No official public Wasatch County online jail roster was located in the inspected sources. The sheriff FAQ points inmate-information questions to the jail phone line. Use 435-657-1619 for current custody and the sheriff GRAMA process for record copies.
Where are court records after a jail arrest?
After booking, formal charges appear when the prosecutor files a case. Utah Courts Xchange provides public district and justice court case information, while MyCourtCase is for parties with case details and identification.
What if the person was transferred?
Transferred custody depends on the receiving system. Check UDC for state supervision, BOP for federal prison custody, USMS or court records for federal pretrial custody, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and VINE for custody notifications.