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 October 2, 2026.
Piute County, Utah, has about 1,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Piute County is held at the county jail, run by the Piute 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: Piute County public records, Piute County arrest records, Piute County warrants, Piute County criminal records, Piute County court records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Piute County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Piute County is held at the county jail, run by the Piute County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Piute County Sheriff's Office at sixcounty.com/piute-county-sheriff (page title: About Piute County Sheriff, UT, Arrests, Divisions, Contacts), phone 435-577-2893, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 435-577-2893.
The Piute County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 6 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 8 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Piute County has about 1,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 39 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Piute County Jail
The Piute County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Piute County.
The Piute County Sheriff's Office reported 9 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Piute County 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 Piute 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 Piute County?
Ask the Piute County Sheriff's Office at 435-577-2893; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sixcounty.com/piute-county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Piute County jail?
About 6 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Piute County jail?
435-577-2893, the number on the page of the Piute County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Piute County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Piute 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.