Emery County Inmate Population Overview
The Emery County inmate population centers on Emery County Jail, a sheriff-operated jail in Castle Dale. The facility is the local custody point for arrests made by the Emery County Sheriff's Office, municipal officers, Utah Highway Patrol, and other agencies that book people into the county system. It holds pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, local holds, and a limited number of sentenced Utah state inmates under a county jail placement agreement.
The strongest official data does not come from a live jail-population dashboard. It comes from the Utah Department of Corrections 2025 Jail Programs booklet, county commission minutes, court pages, and state record laws. That means the Emery County inmate population should be read as a mix of confirmed capacity and contract-bed figures, plus agency-specific lookup channels. A person in the jail may later move to UDC custody, appear in Utah court records, or leave the county roster path entirely after release, bond, transfer, or a hold from another agency.
Emery County Jail Statistics
Official jail figures for Emery County are narrow but useful. UDC's April 2025 jail booklet lists Emery County with total beds, contracted beds, male housing, inmate jobs, programs, and state contract funding. Emery County Commission minutes from August 6, 2024 add a local operations detail: Sheriff Tyson Huntington discussed the FY25 intergovernmental county jail agreement and said the county averaged state inmates in the low teens at that time.
| Measure | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Emery County Jail total beds | 80 | UDC Jail Programs booklet, April 2025 |
| UDC contracted beds | 15 | UDC Jail Programs booklet, April 2025 |
| Beds available for Corrections contract | 15 | UDC Jail Programs booklet, April 2025 |
| State inmates housed locally | Average 13 to 15 at a time | Emery County Commission minutes, August 6, 2024 |
| Inmate jobs listed | 13 | UDC Jail Programs booklet, April 2025 |
| County population estimate | 10,177 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
Those numbers should not be treated as a daily custody count. The jail has a capacity figure and a state-placement role, but no official Emery County page was located that publishes a current average daily population, a booking count, a local pretrial split, or a race and age breakdown. The 80-bed figure is capacity. It is not an incarceration rate.
Emery County Inmate Population Trends
For Emery County, the trend line is best shown through state contract funding and placement details, not through a daily jail census. UDC's jail booklet lists rising state contract payments across recent fiscal years, with a large increase in FY24. The commission minutes then show the local reason that matters for the Emery County inmate population: the county continued an agreement to house state prisoners, and the sheriff described an average of 13 to 15 state inmates at a time.
| Year or event | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| FY21 | $158,969 | UDC contract funding paid to Emery County |
| FY22 | $174,729 | UDC contract funding paid to Emery County |
| FY23 | $181,076 | UDC contract funding paid to Emery County |
| FY24 | $369,467 | UDC contract funding paid, plus one high-school completion and 13 inmate jobs listed |
| August 2024 | 13 to 15 | Average state inmates discussed for the FY25 agreement |
| April 2025 | 80 beds, 15 contracted beds | Published capacity and state-placement role |
Emery County Jail Capacity
The Emery County inmate population is shaped by the jail's dual role. It is a county jail first, but UDC documents it as part of the state Inmate Placement Program. That placement role does not make Emery County Jail a state prison. It means some sentenced Utah inmates may be housed in the county jail under contract while other people in the building are local pretrial detainees or short-sentence county inmates.
UDC lists male housing for Emery County's contract context. No official Emery County jail dashboard was found with a separate male/female local jail breakdown, felony/misdemeanor split, or current occupied-bed count. When a page or agency refers to the Emery County inmate population, the reader should ask which group is being counted: local jail custody, state-contract inmates, court defendants, or people under UDC supervision.
Important: Emery County's 80 beds can be compared with county population as bed capacity, but it should not be described as the county incarceration rate because actual daily population and contract-state occupancy differ from capacity.
Emery County Jail Record Laws
Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act, often called GRAMA, controls many public-record requests for Emery County jail records. Utah Code 63G-2-103 defines chronological logs in a way that includes summary information about arrests and jail bookings made by an agency. Utah Code 63G-2-201 gives a right to inspect and copy public records during normal working hours, subject to classifications and limits.
The same law also sets boundaries. Utah Code 63G-2-204 requires a written request to the entity that keeps the record. Utah Code 63G-2-305 covers protected records, including records that may affect investigations, privacy, security, or safety. For jail capacity and sheriff duties, Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 72 includes county sheriff provisions on jail classification, maximum operating capacity, release or transfer authority, and limited public reports after inmate deaths.
- GRAMA
- Utah's public-records law for state and local government records.
- Chronological log
- A public-safety summary that can include arrests or jail bookings, subject to exceptions.
- Protected record
- A record category that may be withheld or limited for privacy, safety, security, or active-investigation reasons.
Search Emery County Inmates
No current official Emery County online jail roster was located in the county and sheriff source sweep. The current sheriff page does not expose a visible current-inmates, bookings, mugshots, or roster link, and older paths cited by third parties returned a current official 404. That changes the search process. The reliable local route starts with the sheriff and jail, then moves to written records requests and state or federal systems if the person is not in local custody.
The Emery County Sheriff's Office is the first local access channel. Call the office, ask whether the person is currently housed at Emery County Jail, and ask what public booking information may be released. If a phone inquiry does not resolve the question, visit or write the Sheriff's Office at the Castle Dale campus. For records beyond informal confirmation, submit a written GRAMA request for releasable booking or chronological-log material.
- Start with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest or booking date.
- Call Emery County Sheriff's Office at (435) 381-2404 for current local custody or release-status questions.
- Write or visit the jail campus if staff direct the request to records or an in-person counter process.
- Submit a written GRAMA request for releasable booking details, charges listed at booking, bond notation, arresting agency, or release/transfer status.
- Search UDC, VINE, BOP, ICE, or Utah Courts if the person was sentenced, transferred, released, federally held, or charged in court.
Emery County Custody Lookup Fields
Because no official Emery County roster search form was found, there are no local online fields to list for a county jail search. State and federal tools do have defined fields. Those tools matter when a person has left county pretrial custody, entered UDC supervision, registered for VINE notifications, or moved into federal or immigration custody.
| System | Search fields | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Emery County Jail | No official online roster fields located | Call, visit, or request records for local jail custody |
| UDC Offender Search | First name, middle name, last name, or offender number | Sentenced Utah custody and UDC supervision |
| Utah VINELink | Name or offender number, with online or phone notification registration | Custody and release notification |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Register or agency number, name, race, sex, and age fields | Federal inmates from 1982 forward |
| ICE ODLS | A-number and country of birth, or name, date of birth, and country of birth | Immigration detention |
Emery County State Custody
UDC's offender search covers people under Utah Department of Corrections supervision. UDC states that the search is only for people in UDC custody or supervision, so it is not the right first stop for an unsentenced person waiting in Emery County Jail. It becomes important after sentencing, after a state placement, or when a person appears to have left the local jail but remains under state authority.
| Custody type | Who runs it | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| Local pretrial or short county sentence | Emery County Sheriff's Office | Call jail, visit, or use GRAMA |
| Sentenced Utah custody or supervision | Utah Department of Corrections | UDC Offender Search and VINE |
| Federal sentenced inmate | Federal Bureau of Prisons | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration detention | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ICE ODLS and ICE facility locator |
UDC also operates two state prisons: Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City and Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. Central Utah is nearby in Sanpete County, not Emery County. Emery County Jail's state role is contract placement, not operation as a state prison.
Emery County Booking Records
A jail booking record and a court record answer different questions. Booking information may show intake, arresting agency, booking allegations, custody status, and bond notation if those details are releasable. Court records show the formal case after the prosecutor files charges. The Emery County Attorney prosecutes crimes committed in Emery County through the Justice Court, Seventh Judicial District Court, and Juvenile Court.
Booking photographs have their own Utah rule. Utah Code 17-22-30 restricts providing copies of county jail booking photographs and includes statement, victim-access, liability, and removal/remedy language. That means the absence of a public mugshot gallery is not a gap to fill with private mugshot sites. Use the sheriff for lawful booking-photo questions and the court system for case records after charges are filed.
Emery County Detention Facility
Official research supports one Emery County detention facility page. The jail and sheriff campus appears in county sources as 1850 North Des Bee Dove Road, 1850 North 550 West, and 1850 North 550 West (Des Bee Dove Rd). Court pages nearby use 1850 N 560 W. Treat those as the same north Castle Dale public-safety and court area, but verify the public entrance before a visit.
- Emery County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, short county sentences, local holds, and a limited number of UDC-contracted male state inmates.
The Sheriff's Office hub page is broader than jail custody. It also points to policies, victim services, emergency notification, search and rescue, and other public-safety services. For inmate population work, the key fact is that the same sheriff's office operates the jail and is the local contact point when an online roster is not available.
Emery County Jail Programs
UDC's jail programs booklet lists several Emery County Jail program and work details tied to the state-placement context. It lists high school or H.S. completion and higher education through Emery County School District, Moral Reconation Therapy, Matrix, Seeking Safety, one FY24 high-school completion, and 13 inmate jobs. Those entries should be read as documented program listings, not as a guarantee that every inmate can join each class or job.
Commission minutes add two recent operational notes. Sheriff Tyson Huntington discussed the FY25 state-prisoner housing agreement in August 2024, and county records from 2024 also note that TurnKey provides commissary service for the jail. A March 17, 2026 public notice agenda item also listed an agreement between the Sheriff's Office and OCV, LLC for a custom sheriff's app. No live app-store listing or app-only inmate roster feature was located in the research.
The March 17, 2026 public notice agenda documents the proposed ECSO app agreement.
The screenshot supports the app-status point without treating the agenda item as proof of a live inmate roster app.
Emery County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Emery County inmate population? No official daily population dashboard was located. The confirmed figures are 80 total jail beds, 15 UDC contracted beds, and an August 2024 county commission discussion of an average 13 to 15 state inmates housed at the jail.
Is there an Emery County jail roster online? No current official Emery County online roster was located in the research. Current custody checks should start with the Sheriff's Office, then move to GRAMA, UDC, VINE, court, BOP, or ICE channels as the facts require.
Does UDC Offender Search show Emery County Jail inmates? Not for ordinary pretrial jail custody. UDC says its offender search covers people under UDC supervision. Use it for sentenced or supervised state cases, including people who may have moved out of local pretrial custody.
Are Emery County jail mugshots public? Utah has a special booking-photograph statute. No official Emery County public mugshot gallery was found, and booking-photo requests should be directed to the sheriff under Utah law rather than private mugshot sites.