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 9, 2026.
Rich County, Utah, has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rich County is held at the county jail, run by the Rich 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: Rich County public records, Rich County arrest records, Rich County warrants, Rich County criminal records, Rich County court records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Rich County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rich County is held at the county jail, run by the Rich County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Rich County Sheriff's Office at richcounty.gov/sheriff (page title: Rich County Utah Sheriff Contact Information), phone (435) 793-2285, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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) 793-2285.
The Rich County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 3 people, up from about 1 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 9 beds, and it ran at 33 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Rich County has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Rich County Jail
The Rich County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Rich County.
The Rich County Sheriff's Office reported 0 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 Rich 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 Rich 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 Rich County?
Ask the Rich County Sheriff's Office at (435) 793-2285; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at richcounty.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Rich County jail?
About 3 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 9 beds.
What is the phone number for the Rich County jail?
(435) 793-2285, the number on the page of the Rich County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Rich County go?
To a facility of the Utah Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at corrections.utah.gov.
Is this the official Rich 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.