Grand County Inmate Population
Grand County has one locally confirmed detention facility: Grand County Jail in Moab. The jail is operated by the Grand County Sheriff's Office and holds people in local custody before trial, people serving local jail sentences, and state inmates when the county is used through Utah Department of Corrections contract arrangements. That makes the Grand County inmate population smaller and more compact than a metro jail system, but not simple. A person may be in the county jail today, moved to UDC custody after sentencing, released on bond, or held under another agency's process.
The jail's public roster is a current offense list, not a statistical dashboard. The roster helps answer who appears on the local list now. The county's planning documents and UDC jail program profile answer different questions, such as how many beds the facility has, how many beds were tied to state contract data, and how much long-term capacity the county thinks it may need. Those figures should not be blended into one count. Each one describes a different part of the Grand County inmate population record.
Grand County Inmate Statistics
The strongest Grand County inmate population figures come from the Utah Department of Corrections FY2024 jail programs profile and Grand County's 2026 Public Safety Complex Feasibility Study RFP. UDC listed Grand County with 60 total jail beds, 20 contracted state beds, 12 beds available for Corrections housing, and $214,636 in FY2024 contract funding. The county RFP described current operations as about 43 inmates in a 60-bed facility and said the projected need was about 100 beds.
The public roster count is different. On July 1, 2026, the official Grand County Jail Inmate List showed five roster image pages and 30 listed people. That figure is useful for reading one day's public list, but it is not an average daily population and does not replace the county planning number. Annual bookings, average length of stay, and current demographic tables were not located in official public sources.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Grand County Jail total beds | 60 | UDC FY2024 jail programs profile, published April 2025 |
| Current operations planning figure | Approx. 43 inmates | Grand County Public Safety Complex RFP, March 3, 2026 |
| Projected facility need | Approx. 100 beds | Grand County Public Safety Complex RFP, March 3, 2026 |
| Contracted state beds | 20 | UDC FY2024 jail programs profile |
| Beds available for Corrections housing | 12 | UDC FY2024 jail programs profile |
| FY2024 contract funding | $214,636 | UDC FY2024 jail programs profile |
| Current roster snapshot | 30 listed people | Official roster image pages updated July 1, 2026 |
Grand County Jail Population Trends
Grand County does not publish a complete multi-year jail population dashboard in the located official sources. The available trend line has to be read from separate records. A BJS-derived historical table reported a 2013 local jail average daily population of 35. The UDC FY2024 profile described bed and contract capacity. The 2026 county RFP then used approximately 43 inmates as a current-operations planning figure and looked forward to an approximate 100-bed need.
That pattern supports careful wording. It is fair to say the county is studying capacity limitations and future public safety space. It is not fair to claim that the jail is currently under a public overcrowding order, because no such order was located. The RFP also referenced infrastructure planning up to 200 inmates for water, sewer, and utility analysis. That is a stress-test planning figure, not a current population goal.
| Year / Date | Population or Capacity Marker | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 35 ADP | Historical BJS-derived local jail figure |
| FY2024 | 60 beds, 20 contracted, 12 available for Corrections | UDC jail program and contract profile |
| March 3, 2026 | Approx. 43 current operations | County RFP planning figure |
| July 1, 2026 | 30 people listed | Point-in-time public roster snapshot |
| 20 to 30 year horizon | Approx. 100 beds | County RFP projected need |
Grand County Jail Capacity
The 2026 Grand County Public Safety Complex RFP is the main source for current facility planning. It says the courthouse, jail, and county offices at the existing complex need updates tied to operational deficiencies, safety concerns, and capacity limitations. It also says the current 60-bed jail does not meet the projected need for approximately 100 beds and does not adequately support rehabilitative and educational programming.
The same RFP asked consultants to study renovation, expansion, or new construction. It named the current Grand County complex as the preferred site to consider and called for analysis of sheriff operations, Moab City Police, Utah Highway Patrol, Search and Rescue, County Attorney space, court services, intake, booking, a sally port, evidence storage, training areas, and modern pod-type jail configurations. Those details matter because a jail population plan is not only a cell count. It also affects staffing, court transport, booking flow, medical screening, programming rooms, and visitor access.
Grand County's public planning language points to future capacity pressure. It does not prove the current roster is full each day. The public list may show fewer people than the RFP figure because the roster is a dated image list, and because releases, transfers, holds, and update timing affect what is visible.
Grand County Inmate Laws
Utah records law controls which Grand County inmate population records are public and which records may be redacted. The public roster is the first stop for current custody information, but it is not the only public-record channel. When an older booking record, arrest photo, charge source, arraignment date, or bond amount is not shown online, the fallback is a written GRAMA request to the agency that keeps the record.
Key Utah records and jail statutes:
Utah Code 63G-2-201 gives a person the right to inspect or copy public records unless a restriction applies.
Utah Code 63G-2-204 sets the written request process for records held by a government entity.
Utah Code 17-72-408 covers county jail death reporting and public access to a limited report.
Utah Code 64-13-12 allows UDC to assist sheriffs with jail standards and facility reviews.
Utah Code 64-13e-103 governs state-inmate contracts with county jails.
Utah Code 53-10-108 is also important because a statewide criminal-history record is different from a jail roster entry. A Grand County jail list may show a current booking or offense row, but it is not a full state criminal-history report and should not be treated as one.
Search Grand County Inmates
Current Grand County inmate lookup starts with the official Jail Inmate List. The county page is not an interactive database. It is a public image or slideshow roster. On July 1, 2026, it showed five roster image pages labeled for that date. A reader reviews each image page and looks for a name, booking number, statute, offense, court, code or class row.
The lack of a name field changes the search method. If browser text selection works, browser find may help. If the image text is not selectable, the practical method is to scan each posted page. The roster's visible update date should be checked before relying on absence from the list. If an arrest is recent, the person may be in intake before the next public image update.
- Open the Grand County Jail Inmate List and check the visible updated date.
- Review every roster image page, not only the first page.
- Look for the person's name and any repeated offense rows under that name.
- Use Booking #, Statute, Offense, Court, and Class to distinguish similar names.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail or use the state, federal, ICE, VINE, or GRAMA routes that fit the case.
The Grand County inmate population search is therefore a roster review plus a fallback chain. The roster covers the local list. Phone, GRAMA, UDC, BOP, ICE, and VINE cover gaps that a static image list cannot answer.
Grand County Roster Fields
The official roster page does not accept a last name, first name, booking number, or date of birth search. The county website has a general site search, but that is not an inmate database and should not be treated as one. The only roster controls located were image or slideshow controls for the posted roster pages.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | The official county page is an image roster, so users review the posted pages instead of submitting a search. |
| Search site box | Text | No | General county website search only. It is not a jail roster search field. |
| Roster image/page controls | Slideshow dots/arrows | No | Controls move between roster images, including the five pages observed on July 1, 2026. |
The public roster also does not provide an individual click-through profile. For more detail on a listed person, use the visible offense-list fields, then call the jail or file a GRAMA request if a copy of a booking record, arrest photo, arraignment date, or bond amount is needed.
Grand County Inmate Records
Grand County's current public record is an offense-list style roster. It shows enough to identify a person and connect the booking to offense rows, but it does not publish every item that many people expect from a large vendor roster. No public profile page, housing unit, release date, bond field, demographic field, or mugshot field was confirmed in the public roster inventory.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking # | Local booking identifier connected to the listed person or offense rows. |
| Name | Person listed on the current inmate offense list. |
| Name Number | Local person number shown in the jail report system. |
| Statute | Legal code source tied to an offense row. |
| Offense | Plain-language offense description on the roster. |
| Court | Court connected to the charge or offense row. |
| Code/category | Offense code or grouping shown by the roster report. |
| Class | Charge or offense class where listed. |
The court field can be a bridge to Utah court records, but it should not be read as a complete docket. Booking entries can change once prosecutors file, amend, reduce, or dismiss charges. For records after a filing, use Utah court channels rather than assuming the jail list is the final charge record.
Grand County Custody Channels
A Grand County inmate population search often fails when the wrong custody system is used. The county roster covers the local jail. The Utah Department of Corrections offender search covers people currently incarcerated by or under supervision with UDC. UDC says people awaiting trial or not yet sentenced in county jails are not listed there. Federal and immigration custody use still other systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Local pretrial or local jail sentence | Grand County Jail Inmate List | Image roster, not a searchable database. |
| Sentenced state prison or UDC supervision | UDC offender search | Does not list unsentenced county jail detainees. |
| Victim or family notification | Utah VINELink | Notification tool, not a certified records copy. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Covers federal BOP records, not state or county custody. |
| Federal pretrial custody | U.S. Marshals or federal court route | BOP may not show a person before BOP custody begins. |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainee locator | Requires A-number or exact biographical search details. |
NCIC should not be confused with a sheriff roster app. Grand County links visitation to NCIC video visitation, and the NCIC mobile app supports video visits, calls, chat, messages, and funds. No Grand County sheriff roster app was found in the research.
Grand County Detention Facilities
Grand County's facility map contains one local detention facility. No state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate municipal jail was located in official Grand County sources. The local jail is the place to start for a person arrested in Moab or elsewhere in the county unless the case has already moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.
- Grand County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, and state inmates under UDC jail program or contract arrangements when used.
Grand County Jail
125 E. Center St.
Moab, UT 84532
435-259-8115
Jail listed 24/7. Sheriff administration is at 25 S. 100 E., Moab, UT 84532, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Grand County Roster Images
The county's Jail Inmate List page is the official local source for the current roster image set.
The screenshot reflects the image-based format, which is why a Grand County inmate search requires reviewing the posted pages rather than typing into roster fields.
The first posted roster page was captured from the county's July 1, 2026 roster image.
This image supports the field inventory above: the public record is organized by names and offense-list rows, not a full profile page for each person.
Grand County Jail Terms
Jail, court, and prison records use short labels that can hide important differences. These terms help separate a local booking from state prison custody and court records.
- Booking
- The jail intake process that creates a local custody record after arrest.
- Roster
- The public list of people currently held or reported by the jail.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency or jurisdiction that may affect release.
- Classification
- The jail or prison process for assigning security level and housing based on risk and needs.
- UDC
- Utah Department of Corrections, the state prison and supervision agency.
Grand County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Grand County inmate population? The best current planning figure located is about 43 inmates in current operations, from the March 3, 2026 county RFP. The jail has 60 beds. The July 1, 2026 public roster showed 30 listed people, but that was a point-in-time roster count.
Can the Grand County Jail roster be searched by name? Not through a dedicated roster field. The official page is an image or slideshow roster, so users review each posted page and use visible fields such as Booking #, Name, Statute, Offense, Court, and Class.
Where are sentenced state prisoners found? Sentenced state prisoners and people under UDC supervision are searched through the Utah Department of Corrections offender search. UDC is separate from the county roster and does not list unsentenced county jail detainees.
How are old Grand County inmate records requested? Older booking records, arrest photos, charge source details, arraignment dates, or bond amounts may require a sheriff GRAMA request. The sheriff records page describes written requests, ID, and processing under Utah GRAMA.