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.
Carbon County, Utah, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carbon County is held at the county jail, run by the Carbon 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.
Related guides: Carbon County public records, Carbon County arrest records, Carbon County warrants, Carbon County criminal records, Carbon County court records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Carbon County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carbon County is held at the county jail, run by the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Carbon County Sheriff's Office at carbon.utah.gov/service/jail-bookings (page title: Jail Bookings | Carbon County Utah), phone (435) 636-3251, 240 W Main St Price, UT 84501, Mon - Thurs, 7am to 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Carbon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 65 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 69 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Carbon County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Carbon County Jail
The Carbon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Price, Helper, Wellington and East Carbon make the arrests that end in a booking in Carbon County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carbon County Sheriff's Office's 652 for 2025, Helper's 147 for 2025 and Wellington's 76 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Carbon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 875 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 Carbon County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Utah Department of Corrections lists its inmates at corrections.utah.gov/inmate-services/offender-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Carbon County?
Look on the custody page of the Carbon County Sheriff's Office at carbon.utah.gov/service/jail-bookings, or call (435) 636-3251. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Carbon County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 69 beds.
What is the phone number for the Carbon County jail?
(435) 636-3251, the number on the page of the Carbon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Carbon County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Carbon County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.