Garfield County Inmate Population Overview
Garfield County's detention map is narrow, but the custody mix is not. The only detention facility located in official county and state sources is Garfield County Jail, operated by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. The county government sheriff page states that the sheriff manages the jail, while the sheriff site lists the jail, warrants, GRAMA records, personal property, commissary, and jail policy resources. No separate city jail, county annex, regional jail, BOP prison, ICE facility, or UDC-operated state prison was found inside Garfield County. That makes the Panguitch jail the local anchor for arrests across the county, even when the later record belongs to a state, court, or federal system.
The Garfield County inmate population can include local pretrial detainees, short-sentence county prisoners, and Utah Department of Corrections people assigned to the jail through the Inmate Placement Program. That contract role is why Garfield County Jail should not be treated as only a small rural booking site. A person may be arrested in Panguitch, Escalante, Bryce Canyon City, Boulder, Hatch, or another part of the county and still route through the Panguitch jail. If the person is sentenced to state custody, the lookup path can shift to the UDC Offender Search.
Garfield County Inmate Population Statistics
Current daily Garfield County jail population was not located in an official sheriff dashboard or public roster. The strongest current facility figures come from the Utah Department of Corrections FY2024 Jail Programs Booklet, published in April 2025, and historical county jail figures come from Vera and Prison Policy Initiative data. Those sources do not measure the same thing, so the year and source matter. UDC reports beds and contract capacity, while Vera and BJS-derived data report historical population and rated capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield County Jail total beds | 114 | UDC Jail Programs Booklet, FY2024 / April 2025 |
| Contracted beds | 96 | UDC Jail Programs Booklet, FY2024 |
| Beds available for housing to corrections | 96 | UDC Jail Programs Booklet, FY2024 |
| Historical jail population | 105 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Historical rated capacity | 101 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Historical local prisoners | 105 | Prison Policy Initiative table using BJS 2013 data |
Garfield County Jail Population Trends
The Garfield County inmate population figures available from Vera show a jail count that stayed near the low hundreds in the late 2010s, with rated capacity moving down across the same period. The Vera 2019 figure of 105 people against rated capacity of 101 suggests the reported population exceeded that historical rated capacity. Later UDC contract material lists 114 total beds, so the build should not treat the older Vera capacity as the current jail rating. Both figures are useful, but they answer different questions.
| Year | Population / Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 105 local prisoners | Prison Policy Initiative table from BJS facility data |
| 2015 | 97 population / 109 capacity | Vera Garfield County dataset |
| 2016 | 108 population / 107 capacity | Vera Garfield County dataset |
| 2017 | 107 population / 105 capacity | Vera Garfield County dataset |
| 2018 | 102 population / 103 capacity | Vera Garfield County dataset |
| 2019 | 105 population / 101 capacity | Vera Garfield County dataset |
| FY2024 | 114 total beds / 96 contracted beds | UDC Jail Programs Booklet |
Garfield County Inmate Population Makeup
Published local demographic detail is limited. Vera's 2019 county dataset estimated a male jail population of 102.92 and a female jail population of 2.08 out of a total 105. Race, age, pretrial status, felony or misdemeanor mix, annual bookings, and average stay were not located in an official Garfield County source. Utah law requires county jail reporting on several of these topics, but the public Garfield-specific report was not found in the research file. The page therefore uses the sourced county figures that exist and avoids filling the gaps with statewide averages that were not tied to Garfield County.
UDC program detail gives another view of who may be in the facility. Garfield County Jail is part of the state Inmate Placement Program, so some people housed there are under UDC supervision rather than only local pretrial custody. UDC lists male housing for Garfield County and reports treatment, work, education, and religious programs connected to the contract facility.
Garfield County Jail Population Laws
Garfield County jail records sit under Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act, known as GRAMA, and under jail-specific statutes in Title 17. The sheriff's own records page uses that framework: private or protected records may require identification, controlled records are not released, and the office states it has up to 10 business days to respond or release records. Population reports, booking photos, and court case records each have different rules.
Key Utah laws:
Utah Code 63G-2-201 defines the GRAMA public, private, controlled, and protected record framework.
Utah Code 63G-2-204 covers written requests to the government entity that keeps the record.
Utah Code 17-72-408 requires county jail reporting on population, bookings, holds, pretrial data, and in-custody deaths.
Utah Code 17-22-30 adds special rules for sheriff release and publish-for-pay use of booking photos.
Garfield County State Custody
The Utah Department of Corrections facilities page identifies Utah's two state prisons outside Garfield County: Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City and Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. UDC also uses county jails through the Inmate Placement Program. Garfield County Jail is one of those contract sites. UDC's public materials say about a quarter of state inmates are housed in county facilities statewide, and its Garfield County news item describes UDC-supervised graduates at the Garfield jail.
For search purposes, this creates a key split. A newly arrested person or unsentenced person in the Garfield County inmate population may not appear in UDC search. A sentenced or supervised state offender may appear in UDC search even if housed in a contract jail. The county phone line and sheriff GRAMA process remain the local custody path, while UDC search covers current state incarceration, probation, or parole.
Search Garfield County Inmate Population
No official Garfield County online jail roster, booking report, recent booking page, or mugshot gallery was located on the sheriff site, the jail page, or the county government sheriff page. That finding is central to Garfield County custody research. The right search path is a fallback chain, not a single roster box.
- Open the official Garfield County Jail page to confirm the jail and current jail contact context.
- Call the sheriff and jail main number at 435-676-2678 for same-day custody routing.
- If a full record is needed, use the sheriff GRAMA records request page and describe the booking, jail, photo, release, or case record sought.
- Use NCIC Garfield County Jail for communication or account funding, not as a full official roster.
- Check UDC, Utah VINE, court, BOP, or ICE systems when custody or case status has moved outside the local jail.
| Channel | Use It For | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield Sheriff/Jail phone | Same-day local custody routing | No separate booking desk number was published |
| GRAMA request | Booking, jail, photo, release, and report records | Fees, ID rules, and response time may apply |
| NCIC | Messaging, video, phone, and account funding | Not a full custody record or charge portal |
| UDC Offender Search | Current state incarceration, probation, or parole | Excludes unsentenced county jail detainees |
| Xchange | Filed Utah court charges and case events | Subscription or public terminal access |
Garfield County Jail Sources
The official Garfield County Sheriff's Office home page is one starting point because it shows the office address, phone, and navigation to jail, warrants, GRAMA, and related resources.
The sheriff site is useful for official routing, but it does not replace the missing Garfield County jail roster. The jail, GRAMA, warrant, and NCIC links each answer a different custody question.
Garfield County Inmate Records
Because Garfield County does not publish a public roster profile, an inmate record field list cannot be copied from a local search result. The sheriff GRAMA form is the local record path. It asks for requester status, name, address, email, phone, date, signature, record description or case number, fee waiver reason, classification, county response, and fee charged. The record description field is the key place to ask for a booking record, booking photo, release record, incident report, or case number.
State records can show more structured fields. UDC public-information materials say public inmate or offender information may include date of birth, legal status, offender number, housing location, offense and sentence length, board hearing date, parole or expiration date, sentencing court, sentencing date, case number, and prison photo. Those state fields should not be described as Garfield County jail roster fields.
County Jail vs State Prison
Most search mistakes come from using the right name in the wrong custody system. Garfield County Jail, UDC, BOP, ICE, VINE, warrants, and courts do not publish the same record. A jail booking record can exist before a court case opens. A court charge can remain after release. A state offender can be supervised by UDC even when the arrest began in Garfield County.
| System | Who It Covers | Best Search Source |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield County Jail | Local pretrial, county custody, and some state contract housing | Phone and sheriff GRAMA request |
| UDC | Current state incarceration, probation, or parole | UDC Offender Search |
| Federal BOP | Sentenced federal custody from 1982 to present | BOP Inmate Locator |
| ICE | Immigration detention after ICE custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
| Utah Courts | Filed public court charges and case events | Utah Courts Xchange |
Garfield County Detention Facilities
Official sources found one Garfield County detention facility. The county jail is the primary local custody point and the only facility page in this build. No official UDC prison, federal prison, ICE facility, city jail, work-release center, or county annex was found physically in Garfield County.
- Garfield County Jail holds local jail custody and UDC Inmate Placement Program state-supervised people by county contract.
Garfield County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Garfield County inmate population?
The research file did not locate a current official daily population dashboard. Historical Vera data lists 105 people in 2019, and UDC's FY2024 booklet lists 114 total jail beds and 96 contracted beds for Garfield County Jail.
Can I search the Garfield County inmate population online?
No official live Garfield County jail roster was located. Use the jail phone line, the sheriff GRAMA request process, NCIC for communication or accounts, UDC search for state custody, and Xchange for filed court charges.
Does Garfield County have more than one jail?
Official sources found one detention facility: Garfield County Jail in Panguitch. No separate municipal jail, state prison, federal prison, ICE facility, or county annex was located in Garfield County.
Why is a person missing from UDC search?
UDC says its search covers people currently under UDC supervision and excludes people awaiting trial or not yet sentenced in county jail. For a new Garfield County arrest, start with the county jail.
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