Rich County Inmate Population Overview
The Rich County inmate population is centered on one local facility: Rich County Jail, operated by the Rich County Sheriff's Office. Official county and state sources did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, or work-release facility inside Rich County. That makes the county's custody map easier to read than larger Utah counties, but it also means the public lookup path is less automated. The sheriff page is the local doorway for jail questions, records requests, dispatch, and jail command contacts.
The population count changes when people are arrested, released, sentenced, or transferred. A person held before trial or serving a short local sentence may be in the Rich County Jail population. A person sentenced to Utah prison moves into the Utah Department of Corrections offender search after state custody begins. Federal arrestees and immigration detainees use still different systems. The same name can move across these channels as the case changes.
Rich County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current local capacity source is the Utah Department of Corrections 2024 Jail Programs book, published in April 2025. It lists Rich County with seven total jail beds, no state contract beds, no beds available for housing to Corrections, and no state contract funding. The Vera Institute county dataset gives a historical view and reports a 2023 total jail population of three people with a rated capacity of nine in its recent rows. These small numbers should be read with care because one person changes the rate sharply in Rich County.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Official current jail beds | 7 total jail beds | Utah DOC Jail Programs 2024 book, published April 2025 |
| State contract beds | 0 | Utah DOC Jail Programs 2024 book |
| Available for housing to Corrections | 0 | Utah DOC Jail Programs 2024 book |
| Vera total jail population | 3 | Vera county dataset, 2023 row |
| Vera jail population rate | 194.3 per 100,000 age 15-64 residents | Vera county dataset, 2023 row |
| Rich County population | 2,752 | Utah Online Public Library county profile, 2024 estimate |
Rich County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's historical rows show a very small jail population rather than a high-volume detention center. The 2023 row lists three people, one in pretrial custody and two sentenced. The 2022 and 2021 rows list one person. The 2020 row shows a higher admissions number during an unusual period, while the rated-capacity field differs from later Vera rows. For Rich County, trend tables are useful, but they should not be read like large-county charts. A change from one to three people is meaningful locally, yet it can overstate a trend if viewed only as a percentage.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Admissions | Rated Capacity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 7.25 | 9 | One pretrial and two sentenced in the Vera row |
| 2022 | 1 | 8.25 | 9 | Very small jail population |
| 2021 | 1 | 9.75 | 9 | Admissions split mostly male in Vera data |
| 2020 | 2.25 | 31.74 | 3.625 | Capacity field differs from later years |
| 2019 | 1 | 7.75 | 7 | Rated capacity matches the historic seven-bed figure |
| 2018 | 2 | 7.75 | 7 | One pretrial and one sentenced in Vera data |
Rich County's 2023 Vera demographic row listed three male inmates, zero female inmates, two White inmates, one Latinx inmate, and zero people in federal, prison, other jail, BIA, BOP, ICE, or Marshals held-for categories. Those details match the broader facility map: Rich County Jail is a small county jail, not a state or federal detention hub. Note: Rich County percentages can mislead because each person represents a large share of the whole jail count.
Rich County Jail Capacity
The capacity story is the clearest facility fact. UDC's 2024 book lists seven total jail beds and says Rich County houses no state contract inmates because of very limited bed space. Vera reports a rated capacity of nine for 2021 through 2023, which is useful for historical context, but the UDC source is the better current Utah jail-program reference. No official sheriff population dashboard, daily booking report, jail construction page, consent decree, or public overcrowding litigation source was located.
This means the Rich County inmate population should be treated as a local holding population. The jail may hold local arrestees, pretrial defendants, people serving short local sentences, and short-term holds as capacity permits. The absence of state contract beds matters for searchers. If a person has been sentenced to state prison, the Rich County jail phone line may no longer be the best current-housing source.
Laws for Rich County Jail Records
Utah public-record law explains why some Rich County jail records can be requested while other details are withheld. Utah Code 63G-2-201 gives access to public records during normal working hours, subject to limits. Utah Code 63G-2-204 requires a written request with enough detail for the agency to identify the record. Utah Code 63G-2-305 covers protected records, including correctional security records and booking-image limits in current compiled text.
Key Statutes:
Utah Code 17-72-408 addresses county jail standards and reporting, including population and death-in-custody report context.
Utah Code 17-72-802 governs county sheriff booking photograph access and release restrictions.
Utah Code 77-20-102 defines bail, monetary bail, pretrial release, pretrial status orders, and surety.
Search Rich County Inmates
No official public Rich County online jail roster or current-inmate search page was located on richcounty.gov. That finding should lead the lookup process. For current custody, call the Rich County Sheriff's dispatch and jail line first. For records, use the written GRAMA process. For custody notification, use Utah VINE. For court cases, use Utah Courts Xchange after charges are filed. For sentenced state custody, use UDC. For federal or immigration custody, use the federal and ICE locators.
- Call the jail or dispatch line to ask whether the person is currently held in Rich County custody.
- Prepare a written records request if the question is about a booking sheet, case report, arrest report, release record, or older jail record.
- Check VINE for custody status and notification options when a local roster is not available.
- Search court records after filing if the goal is charge status, hearings, or disposition.
- Use the UDC, BOP, or ICE locator only when the facts point to state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.
The Rich County Sheriff page is the best official local visual source for the jail access path because it shows Sheriff Dale Stacey and the jail, dispatch, records, civil, and command phone lines.
The screenshot confirms that Rich County's official site directs jail questions through the sheriff's office rather than through a public roster portal.
Rich County Inmate Record Fields
Because no official Rich County roster profile was available for inspection, no public online field list can be verified for booking number, booking date, mugshot, housing, charges, bond, arresting agency, court date, or release date. A records request should be specific. Useful details include the person's full name, date or time of arrest, incident location, case number if known, arresting agency if known, and whether the request seeks a booking sheet, arrest report, case report, bond information, booking photo, or release information.
| Field | Rich County Finding |
|---|---|
| Name | Not verified online; may be available by phone or records request if releasable |
| Booking number | No official public roster field located |
| Mugshot / booking photo | Not published in a Rich County roster; Utah law restricts release unless an exception applies |
| Charges | Booking charges may differ from formal court charges filed later |
| Bond | Confirm with jail or court depending on case stage |
| Release/status | Use jail phone, VINE, court records, or GRAMA; no online local status field was located |
Rich County Jail vs State Prison
The county jail and state prison systems answer different questions. Rich County Jail is for local custody at the sheriff level. UDC is for people under Utah Department of Corrections supervision, such as sentenced prisoners, probation, or parole. UDC states that its offender search does not list people awaiting trial or not yet sentenced who are housed in county jail facilities. That distinction prevents a common search mistake: a missing UDC result does not prove that a person was not arrested in Rich County.
| Question | Rich County Jail | Utah DOC |
|---|---|---|
| Who is covered? | Local arrestees, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, temporary holds | People currently under UDC supervision |
| Who runs it? | Rich County Sheriff's Office | Utah Department of Corrections |
| Best lookup path | Jail phone, records request, VINE, court follow-up | UDC offender search |
| Rich County contract beds? | County local beds only in UDC book | 0 state contract beds in UDC 2024 book |
State Federal ICE Searches
State, federal, and immigration lookup tools should be used only when the custody type fits. The UDC offender search accepts name or offender number searches for people under Utah correctional supervision. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present and does not provide non-federal Rich County jail records. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is for immigration custody, commonly by A-number and country of birth or by biographical search with name, country of birth, and date of birth.
The UDC offender search page is the statewide source to check after a Rich County case results in Utah correctional supervision.
UDC search results are not a substitute for the Rich County jail line when the person may still be in pretrial county custody.
Rich County Detention Facilities
The facility map has one local detention entry. Rich County Jail is the primary county facility, and the research found no separate jail facilities in Garden City, Woodruff, Randolph, or Laketown. Town office pages confirm local government offices but do not add separate city jail infrastructure. For readers calling from Bear Lake, Wyoming, Idaho, or Cache County corridors, the jail and court contact point remains Randolph.
- Rich County Jail - small county jail operated by the Rich County Sheriff's Office for local arrestees, pretrial custody, short local sentences, and temporary holds as capacity permits.
- Roster
- A current-inmate list published by a jail. No official Rich County online roster was located.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the court case is resolved or before sentencing.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may affect release.
- GRAMA
- Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act, the law used for many sheriff records requests.
Rich County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Rich County inmate population?
UDC's 2024 Jail Programs book lists seven total jail beds for Rich County. Vera's 2023 county row lists a total jail population of three. The county is small enough that each case can noticeably shift the count.
Does Rich County have an online inmate roster?
No official public Rich County online roster was located in the research. Current custody should be checked through the sheriff's jail or dispatch lines, with VINE, courts, and GRAMA used as fallback channels.
Where do sentenced inmates go?
A Rich County defendant sentenced to Utah prison moves from the local jail path to UDC custody or supervision. Use the state offender search after that transfer or supervision status begins.
Are booking photos posted online?
No official Rich County mugshot gallery or recent-booking photo page was located. Utah law treats booking photographs as restricted records unless a statutory release path applies.