San Juan County Inmate Population
The official San Juan County Jail page, inspected July 1, 2026, says the jail averages 90 inmates and has about 10 officers. That is the strongest local count found in official sources. The same county source says the jail houses prisoners for San Juan County and under contract with the State of Utah. That matters because the San Juan County inmate population is not just a same-day list of new arrests. It can include local pretrial detainees, short county sentences, defendants held on warrants or bail decisions, and state inmates housed by contract.
The county jail is operated by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Lehi Lacy in the county directory. The jail is also the local contact point for bail questions, mail, inmate accounting, video visits, commissary, and property pickup. The public record path is different from a large-county roster search because no official online San Juan County jail roster was located in the county research sweep. For live custody, the first local channel is the jail phone line. For formal case charges, the path moves to Utah courts. For prison custody, it moves to the Utah Department of Corrections.
The county's own jail page is shown in the official San Juan County Jail source screenshot below, including the jail operation links used for accounting, bail, mail, video visits, and commissary.
Those jail subpages are important because San Juan County publishes custody support rules even though it does not publish a searchable inmate roster.
San Juan County Inmate Statistics
San Juan County publishes a small set of direct jail statistics. The available figures are useful, but they are not the same as a complete annual jail report. The average population, officer count, and state-contract housing note come from the county jail page. The treatment-program count comes from the sheriff department page. Rated bed capacity, annual bookings, length of stay, current daily count, and a demographic breakdown were not located in official county sources, so they should not be inferred.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Average San Juan County Jail population | 90 inmates | County jail page, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| Jail officer staffing | Approximately 10 officers | County jail page, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| Population held | County prisoners and state inmates under Utah contract | County jail page, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| State treatment component | 40 or more prisoners housed for treatment | Sheriff department page, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| Rated bed capacity | Not published in located official sources | Research gap |
San Juan County Jail Trends
The county research did not locate an official multi-year jail average daily population table. That leaves one current local figure: the county's published average of 90 inmates. The safest trend statement is narrow. San Juan County has a stable published operational fact, not a public series that proves a rise or fall. The jail's state-contract role and treatment program can affect the count in a way that a local arrest-only roster would not show.
For county-office routing outside jail custody, the official San Juan County contact page lists general county contact information and county office hours. That county page is not an inmate roster, but it helps separate general county business from jail-specific custody calls.
| Year | ADP / Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Average 90 | County jail page current statement, inspected July 1, 2026 |
| 2025 | Not located | No official county annual jail population report located |
| 2024 | Not located | No official county annual jail population report located |
| 2023 | Not located | No official county annual jail population report located |
Note: A current roster count should not be estimated from the average population because San Juan County does not publish an official online roster snapshot.
San Juan County Inmate Makeup
The San Juan County inmate population has a mixed local and state role. Local arrestees are booked into the county jail after arrest by sheriff deputies, municipal police, Utah Highway Patrol, warrant officers, or another agency. Some remain while waiting for a judge, bail decision, first appearance, or court date. Others serve short local sentences or wait for transfer. The county jail page also says state inmates are housed under contract with Utah, so the facility population is broader than a simple list of county defendants.
The sheriff department page adds a distinctive local detail: the Sheriff's Office says it operates the only sex-offender treatment program administered by a county jail in Utah and houses 40 or more prisoners at a time to help the state complete treatment. That number should be read as a program component, not added to the 90-inmate average as a separate total. The county did not publish male/female, age, race, charge-level, pretrial, sentenced, or hold percentages in the sources located for this build.
San Juan County Jail Laws
Utah law shapes what jail records can be released and what must be withheld. The Utah Government Records Access and Management Act, known as GRAMA, is the main public-records law for county agencies. It supports public access to records, but it also permits denial or redaction when a record is protected, private, controlled, sealed, juvenile-related, active-investigation material, or security-sensitive.
Key Utah authorities:
Utah Code 63G-2-201 gives the public a right to inspect public records unless another law limits access.
Utah Code 63G-2-204 sets response procedures and timing for GRAMA records requests.
Utah Code 63G-2-305 defines protected records, including some law-enforcement and security-sensitive material.
Utah Code Title 77, Chapter 20 governs bail and pretrial release, which is why the court sets bail.
San Juan County Prison Transfers
A San Juan County jail record and a Utah prison record are not the same custody file. A new arrest starts with the county jail. If the criminal case ends in a prison sentence, custody may transfer to the Utah Department of Corrections offender search. The UDC locator covers state prisoners and offenders under state supervision. It is the right channel after sentencing or transfer, not the first place to check for a same-day county booking.
The UDC correctional facility standards page also matters locally because the San Juan County Jail houses some state inmates under contract. No UDC prison facility was located inside San Juan County in official sources. That means the local facility page stays focused on the county jail, while state-prison lookup and family rules belong to UDC.
Search San Juan County Inmates
No official San Juan County online jail roster, recent-bookings page, booking-report PDF feed, or searchable inmate profile page was located on the county or sheriff website. The search process is still direct. Start with the jail, then move outward only when the person is not in local custody or the needed record is not released by phone. A live San Juan County jail roster search should not be described as available unless the county adds one later.
- Open the San Juan County Jail page and call the jail phone line for current local custody.
- Prepare the person's full legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest or booking date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether the person is in San Juan County Jail, whether bail has been set, and whether a court or case number is available.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred, search the Utah Department of Corrections offender search.
- If the record is not released informally, use the sheriff GRAMA request route for releasable booking or jail records.
San Juan County Lookup Fields
Because the county does not publish a roster form, the useful search-field table is a fallback table. It shows the details to gather before calling the jail, making a GRAMA request, funding an account, or setting up a video visit. Those fields are more useful for San Juan County than a generic last-name roster table.
| Channel | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online San Juan County jail roster | n/a | n/a | No official public county roster search form located. |
| Phone lookup details | Phone or in-person request | Practical need | Full name, DOB, arrest date, arresting agency, and case number if known. |
| GRAMA request details | Written request | Enough facts to locate records | Use the sheriff records page and identify the booking or jail record sought. |
| Video visit lookup | IC Solutions account | Yes for visits | Add San Juan County Jail, search the facility list, add the inmate, schedule, and wait for approval. |
| Inmate account lookup | JailATM, phone, kiosk | Name or inmate number | JailATM account funding uses the inmate name or number when available. |
San Juan County Inmate Records
San Juan County does not expose booking number, mugshot, charges, bond, housing unit, court date, or release fields through a public county inmate profile located in this research. Those details may exist in jail records, court records, or internal booking systems, but public release depends on the channel used and on Utah record classifications. For a local booking record, request enough detail for the sheriff's office to find the record.
| Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Inmate name | Full legal name used for booking, with aliases if releasable. |
| Booking number | Local jail booking identifier; format is not published online. |
| Booking date and time | When the person was processed into San Juan County Jail. |
| Charges at booking | Arrest or warrant basis, which may differ from filed court charges. |
| Bond or bail | Release amount or court routing if bail has been set. |
| Booking photo | Not published online in county sources; release may require GRAMA review. |
| Release or transfer status | Whether the person remains in custody, was released, or moved to another agency. |
County Jail or State Prison
The most common lookup error is checking the wrong custody system. The San Juan County Jail handles local custody, while the Utah Department of Corrections handles sentenced state custody. Federal and immigration custody add two more systems. A person can move from one channel to another as an arrest becomes a court case and then a sentence, transfer, hold, or release.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | San Juan County Jail phone and GRAMA route | Recent arrests, pretrial holds, county sentences, and local jail records. |
| State prison | UDC offender search | Sentenced state prisoners and offenders under Utah supervision. |
| Custody notification | VINELink / Utah VINE | Status and notification registration when available. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal sentenced prisoners, not ordinary county bookings. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detainees searched by A-number or biographical details. |
San Juan County Facilities
Official local sources identified one detention facility in San Juan County. No separate county annex, work-release center, city jail, regional jail, Utah state prison, BOP facility, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals detention facility physically inside the county was located. Blanding and Monticello have municipal police functions, but the located city pages did not publish separate city jail rosters.
- San Juan County Jail - county jail in Monticello holding local detainees, county inmates, and state inmates under contract with Utah.
San Juan County Inmate FAQ
How big is the San Juan County inmate population? The county jail page says the jail averages 90 inmates. It also reports about 10 officers and says the jail houses county prisoners and state inmates under contract with Utah.
Is there a San Juan County online jail roster? No official online jail roster was located on the county or sheriff site during the research sweep. Current local custody should be checked with the jail first.
Where are court charges found after an arrest? Filed charges are court records, not just jail booking entries. Use Utah Courts Xchange or contact the appropriate court after the prosecutor files a case.
Are San Juan County jail mugshots online? No official county mugshot gallery was located. Booking photos, if releasable, should be requested through the sheriff records process under GRAMA.