Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Roosevelt, Utah, in Duchesne County, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Roosevelt is held at the county jail, run by the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Roosevelt
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Roosevelt is held at the county jail, run by the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office at duchesne.utah.gov/gov/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff), phone 435-738-2015, Monday - Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 435-738-2015.
The Duchesne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 120 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 166 beds, and it ran at 70 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Duchesne County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Duchesne County Jail
The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Roosevelt (filed by the FBI as Roosevelt Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Roosevelt.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Roosevelt's 507 for 2025 and the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office's 281 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Duchesne County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 892 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Roosevelt arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Duchesne County serves the sentence in a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov/inmate-services/offender-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Roosevelt?
Ask the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office at 435-738-2015; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at duchesne.utah.gov.
How many people are in the Duchesne County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 166 beds.
What is the phone number for the Duchesne County jail?
435-738-2015, the number on the page of the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Duchesne County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Roosevelt website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.