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Utah Jails & Prisons
Every jail, prison and detention facility in Utah — addresses, phone numbers, visiting rules, and the official inmate search for each one.
Utah has 2 state prisons operated by Utah Department of Corrections, plus 29 county and local jails. This directory lists 4 because it still carries institutions the agency is closing. How we count.
- ArrestedTaken to the county jail for the county where the arrest happened — not where they live.
- County jailHeld here while the case runs. 29 local jail facilities in Utah. Bail is set and posted here.
- Court and sentencingMost people leave from here. Only a sentence to state time moves someone into the prison system.
- Released, fined, or a county sentence — the path ends here for most people
- Reception centreWeeks, not days. They are scored, assessed and assigned. Expect little contact during this stage — this is the part families are least warned about.
- InstitutionPlaced at one of 2 institutions, at a security level set by their score — not by the worst thing the prison is allowed to hold.
- Release and supervisionThey report to a parole or probation office, which is rarely the city they were held in.
Browse Utah records by system.
Jails, state prisons, federal facilities, and ICE detention are run by different agencies under different rules. These groups are how we file the records — not official counts of what the state operates.
What do you need to do in Utah?
Each link goes to the agency that actually handles it. Individual facilities can still add their own rules, so confirm with the one holding the person.
All Utah facility records.
Open a group to see its records. Type in the box to narrow the list by facility, city, or county.
State prisons in Utah4 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Behavioral Health Systems | Woods Cross | Davis |
| Central Utah Correctional Facility | Gunnison | Sanpete |
| Utah State Prison, Draper - North Complex | Draper | Salt Lake |
| Utah State Prison, Draper - South Complex | Draper | Salt Lake |
County and city jails in Utah29 records
Juvenile facilities in Utah17 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Cache Valley Youth Center | Logan | Cache |
| Canyonlands Youth Home | Blanding | San Juan |
| Castle Country Youth Center | Price | Carbon |
| Central Utah Youth Center | Richfield | Sevier |
| Copper Hills Youth Center | West Jordan | Salt Lake |
| Decker Lake Youth Center | West Valley City | Salt Lake |
| Dixie Area Detention Center / Gateway Youth Center | Hurricane | Washington |
| Farmington Bay Youth Center | Farmington | Davis |
| Genesis Youth Center Work Camp | Draper | Salt Lake |
| Mill Creek Youth Center | Ogden | Weber |
| Salt Lake Valley Detention Center / Genesis Youth Center | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake |
| Slate Canyon Youth Center | Provo | Utah |
| Southwest Utah Youth Center | Cedar City | Iron |
| Split Mountain Youth Center | Vernal | Uintah |
| Uni Girls Transition Center | Millcreek | Salt Lake |
| Wasatch Youth Center | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake |
| Weber Valley Youth Detention Center | Roy | Weber |
Community corrections and work release in Utah1 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Davis County Work Release Center | Farmington | Davis |
Other facilities in Utah2 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Academy | La Verkin | Washington |
| Salt Lake City Center | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake |
Where in Utah?
Most people know the county or the city, not the name of the facility. Start there. Bail is set and posted at the county jail, so the county page is also where the sheriff, the custody search and the court contacts live.
25 counties in Utah with facility records
- Salt Lake County 10
- Davis County 4
- Weber County 4
- Cache County 2
- Carbon County 2
- Iron County 2
- San Juan County 2
- Sanpete County 2
- Sevier County 2
- Uintah County 2
- Utah County 2
- Washington County 2
- Beaver County 1
- Box Elder County 1
- Duchesne County 1
- Emery County 1
- Garfield County 1
- Grand County 1
- Juab County 1
- Kane County 1
- Millard County 1
- Rich County 1
- Summit County 1
- Tooele County 1
- Wasatch County 1
36 cities in Utah with facility records
- Salt Lake City 5
- Draper 3
- Farmington 3
- Ogden 3
- Cedar City 2
- Hurricane 2
- Logan 2
- Price 2
- Richfield 2
- Tooele 2
- Vernal 2
- Beaver 1
- Blanding 1
- Brigham City 1
- Castle Dale 1
- Duchesne 1
- Fillmore 1
- Gunnison 1
- Heber City 1
- Kanab 1
- La Verkin 1
- Manila 1
- Manti 1
- Millcreek 1
- Moab 1
- Monticello 1
- Nephi 1
- Panguitch 1
- Park City 1
- Provo 1
- Randolph 1
- Roy 1
- Spanish Fork 1
- West Jordan 1
- West Valley City 1
- Woods Cross 1
4 closed facilities in Utah
These have shut. Nobody is held at any of them. They are listed because the names stay in people’s records, letters and memories long after the doors close, and because a directory that simply omits them looks broken to the person searching.
4 more, closing date not yet confirmed
- CROSS CREEK ACADEMY La Verkin
- DAGGETT COUNTY JAIL Manila
- GENESIS YOUTH CENTER WORK CAMP Draper
- TOOELE COUNTY JAIL / SHERIFF Tooele
Parole and probation
Utah parole offices — where someone reports after release, which is rarely the city they were held in.