San Juan County Jail Overview
The San Juan County Jail is operated by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office at 297 South Main Street in Monticello. Sheriff Lehi Lacy is listed as the current sheriff in the county directory. The jail is the primary local detention facility identified in official sources for San Juan County. It holds people arrested locally before court disposition, people serving short local sentences, defendants waiting on bail or court action, and prisoners held under contract with the State of Utah.
The county jail page says the jail averages 90 inmates and has approximately 10 officers. It also states that prisoners are housed for San Juan County and under contract with the State of Utah. 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 program role explains why the jail population can include both local and state-custody components.
San Juan County Jail Population
The jail's published population details are limited but specific. The average of 90 inmates is not a rated bed capacity or a same-day roster count. It is the county's own average figure on the official jail page, inspected July 1, 2026. No rated architectural capacity, pod map, year built, annual booking count, or demographic breakdown was located in official county sources.
Note: The 40-plus treatment-program figure should not be added to the 90-inmate average unless a source explains that relationship.
Lookup San Juan County Jail Inmates
No official online San Juan County Jail roster was located on the sheriff or county site. The correct local lookup path is direct contact with the jail, followed by a GRAMA records request if a releasable booking record is needed. If jail staff indicate that the person was sentenced or transferred, the search should move to the Utah Department of Corrections offender search. A federal or immigration hold may require BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels.
- Call San Juan County Jail at 435-587-2237 and ask for current custody confirmation.
- Prepare the person's full legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Ask whether bail has been set, whether a court case number is available, and whether any hold affects release.
- Use the sheriff's GRAMA records route if a releasable booking sheet, jail record, or booking photo is needed.
- Search the UDC offender search after state sentencing or transfer.
San Juan County Jail Contact
The jail address and phone number are published on the official county jail page. The same phone line is also the practical first step for custody questions, bail routing, and current jail access rules. The sheriff's records route uses the same South Main Street mailing address for GRAMA requests related to accident and crime reports, and it is the official records path located for sheriff records.
San Juan County Jail
297 South Main Street
Monticello, UT 84535
435-587-2237
Jail information, custody confirmation, bail routing, and facility questions.
Visit San Juan County Jail
The San Juan County visiting page says the jail no longer has in-person visitation. Video visitation is handled through IC Solutions. Visitors create an account, add San Juan County Jail, search for and add the inmate, schedule the visit, and wait for jail-staff approval. The FAQ says online visits can happen any time the inmate is out of the cell and staff approve the visit, and it also states visits are watched by staff.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Rules / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | No fixed public schedule published | IC Solutions account required; jail staff must approve scheduled visits. |
| In-person visitation | Not available | Official page says the jail no longer offers in-person visitation. |
| Attorney visits | Not published in inspected page | Attorneys should call the jail for current access procedures. |
San Juan Jail Mail and Money
San Juan County Jail uses separate routes for scanned non-privileged mail, legal mail, money orders, commissary deposits, tablet funds, and digital messages. Non-privileged mail is scanned through IC Solutions and sent to the inmate tablet system. Legal mail and money orders should go directly to the jail in Monticello. The county mail page requires a full return address and warns against nude photographs, extra items, and stickers.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Published Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Scanned mail | IC Solutions scanning address | Inmate name/number, San Juan County Jail, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. |
| Legal mail | Physical jail address | Send directly to San Juan County Jail, 297 South Main, Monticello, Utah 84535. |
| Money deposits | JailATM, phone, lobby kiosk, or money order | Money orders payable to San Juan County Jail with inmate name or number. |
| Phone calls | Collect calls or inmate-account funds | FAQ says calls may use collect billing or account money. |
| Digital messages | JailATM credits | User selects the inmate and buys credits for messages. |
San Juan County Jail Bail
The San Juan County bail page gives unusually practical local instructions. Each inmate is usually seen by a judge within 24 hours. The judge determines probable cause and whether bail is set. If bail is set, the amount depends on the charges and the inmate's history. If no bail is set, the person must appear before the judge on the next available court day.
The jail page says checks or money orders payable to the court are accepted at the jail, while cash must be paid to the appropriate court. The bail page also identifies credit-card payments through JailATM and private bail-bond agencies, while noting that the jail does not recommend bondsmen.
| Payment Type | Where / Payee | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Check or money order | Accepted at jail if payable to the court | Bail is set by the court, not by the jail. |
| Cash | Appropriate court | County page says cash must be paid to the court. |
| Credit card | JailATM | Official bail page identifies the online option. |
| Bail-bond agency | Private agency | Jail does not recommend a bondsman. |
Booking at San Juan County Jail
Booking at San Juan County Jail begins after an arrest, warrant pickup, commitment, or transfer into the facility. The county does not publish a full intake manual, but typical jail intake includes identity checks, property inventory, booking record creation, fingerprinting and booking photo if performed, medical and security screening, classification, and housing assignment. Booking records are separate from court records. A booking charge may later be amended, dismissed, reduced, or replaced by a filed court charge.
After booking, custody questions often branch into bail, court, property, phone access, mail, commissary, and visits. The jail FAQ says property pickup requires an inmate-signed release and a valid ID from the person picking up property. It also lists permitted drop-off or mail items such as white shirts, white socks, white boxers, a set of thermals, and soft-cover books mailed from a distributor.
About San Juan County Jail
The jail's published program details include commissary, scanned mail, video visitation, inmate accounting, digital messaging, and volunteer activities. The jail volunteering page says the facility seeks church services and AA/NA volunteers, and it describes a crochet program that uses donated yarn so inmates can make blankets later donated by the Sheriff's Office to community members in need. Volunteer applications are reviewed by jail administration, and approval can be revoked.
State correctional standards also matter because San Juan County Jail houses state inmates under contract. The UDC correctional facility standards page describes secure facility standards for prisons and county jails. No official current consent decree, jail expansion page, conditions litigation page, or death-in-custody report specific to this jail was located in the research sweep.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and mail or money rules with the jail before traveling or sending funds.