Carbon County Jail Overview
Carbon County Jail is operated by the Carbon County Sheriff's Office. The county sheriff/jail page says correctional officers staff the jail and that inmates from all law-enforcement agencies in the county are housed there. That makes the jail the practical booking point after arrests by the sheriff, Price, Helper, Wellington, East Carbon, Utah Highway Patrol, Adult Probation and Parole, and other agencies working in Carbon County. Sheriff Jeff Wood is listed by the county for the 2023-2026 term.
The facility is a county jail, not a Utah state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility. It holds local pretrial detainees and local sentenced prisoners. Research did not locate a separate city jail, work-release annex, state prison, BOP institution, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals detention center physically in Carbon County. Once a person is sentenced to Utah prison custody, the lookup path moves to the Utah Department of Corrections. Federal and immigration custody use separate systems.
For a broader countywide search path, the Carbon County inmate records page explains the roster, GRAMA, UDC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink channels in one sequence.
Carbon County Jail Capacity
The strongest published capacity source located is the Utah Department of Corrections Inmate Placement Program Jail Programs 2024 document, produced in January 2025 and updated March 24, 2025. It lists Carbon County with 85 total jail beds, 0 contracted UDC beds, 0 beds available for housing people for Corrections, male housing, and a note that the contract was not renewed in FY20. Carbon County's own sheriff/jail page did not post a separate bed-count dashboard in the research reviewed.
Current daily population is not published as an aggregate number by Carbon County in the official sources located. The jail bookings table shows current names, but it does not provide an average daily population, annual booking total, demographic count, housing-unit breakdown, or current population total. The Carbon County inmate population on the county inmate population hub should therefore be read with the same limit: capacity is sourced, while current count is not posted as a separate official dashboard.
Lookup Carbon County Jail Inmates
Use the official Carbon County Jail Bookings page for current jail custody. The roster is a searchable table with visible columns for LAST_NAME, FIRST_NAME, BookingNo, Arrival, HOLDS1, HOLDS2, and HOLDS3. It is not a full public profile portal. No public mugshot, DOB, bond, housing unit, arresting-agency, court-date, or release-history column was located in the roster configuration reviewed for this build.
- Search the current bookings table by last name, first name, booking number, or a hold term.
- Check the Arrival column to distinguish a recent booking from an older row if names are similar.
- Read HOLDS1 through HOLDS3 as preliminary jail hold fields, not final convictions.
- Call the jail at (435) 636-3254 if the name is missing or the roster row does not answer the custody question.
- Search UDC, BOP, or ICE if the person may have moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.
The county screenshot of the current bookings table shows why the lookup should be treated as a first step.
The public table confirms current booking facts, but detailed booking records, photos, and reports may require a phone call or GRAMA request.
Carbon County Jail Contact
The jail and sheriff business office share the same Price address, but their hours and functions differ. Use the jail number for current custody, booking, visit, and inmate-account questions. Use the sheriff business office for administrative matters and confirm records routing with the county's GRAMA process when asking for reports, photos, dashcam videos, or booking-photo records.
Carbon County Jail
240 W Main St
Price, UT 84501
(435) 636-3254
Open 24 hours including holidays; visitor hours 6am to 9pm.
Carbon County Sheriff's Office
240 W Main St
Price, UT 84501
(435) 636-3251
Monday through Thursday, 7am to 5pm; closed Friday through Sunday and holidays.
Non-emergency dispatch and deputy requests use (435) 637-0890. The county also lists a tip line at (435) 472-TIPS (8177), and emergency calls go to 911.
Carbon County Jail Visiting
Carbon County publishes a simple visitor window and a video kiosk option. The jail page says visitor hours are 6am to 9pm and that the lobby is open 24 hours per day. It also says video kiosks are available for sending and receiving texts and for virtual visitations, with the service described as fee-based. The official sources reviewed did not publish visit length, dress code, ID rules, attorney-visit procedure, or minor-visitor rules.
| Visit or Access Type | Schedule / Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jail visitor hours | 6am to 9pm | Posted by the Carbon County sheriff/jail page. |
| Lobby / jail access | Open 24 hours including holidays | Use the jail line to confirm entry rules before arrival. |
| Video kiosk visitation | Available | Fee-based service for virtual visits and texts. |
| Attorney visits | Not published in official Carbon source | Call the jail for procedure. |
| Dress code and ID | Not published in official Carbon source | Confirm before traveling. |
Note: A current roster match does not guarantee a visit will be allowed at a specific time, so confirm status and visit rules with the jail.
Carbon County Jail Mail and Money
The county jail page links Inmate Canteen and describes video kiosk visitation as fee-based. The research did not locate a detailed Carbon County mail policy, phone-rate table, commissary schedule, deposit limit, vendor-fee table, or property drop-off rule in official sources. That absence should not be filled with generic jail assumptions. Families should call the jail before mailing anything, bringing property, or paying a third-party vendor.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Published Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Video and text service | Inmate Canteen | County says fee-based; exact Carbon fee schedule not posted. |
| Commissary deposits | Confirm with jail or Inmate Canteen | Deposit methods, limits, and fees not located. |
| Inmate mail | Confirm with Carbon County Jail | No official mail format found in reviewed sources. |
| Phone service | Confirm with Carbon County Jail | No official phone-rate table found. |
Carbon County Jail Booking
Booking begins after an arrest or transfer to Carbon County Jail. Confirmed local facts are limited but useful: the jail is open 24 hours, houses people from all county law-enforcement agencies, and publishes a current table showing name, booking number, arrival, and hold fields. Intake creates the booking record. The jail may then handle internal classification, housing, medical screening, property steps, and release screening, but those internal details are not shown on the public roster.
The public hold fields are preliminary. A person may be released, remain held for court, remain held for a warrant, wait for prosecutor review, or be affected by a probation/parole, federal, or immigration detainer. Carbon County Attorney materials state that filed charges depend on probable cause, admissible evidence, and the interests of justice. After filing, Justice Court generally handles class B and C misdemeanors, infractions, and ordinances, while Seventh District Court handles class A misdemeanors and felonies.
Carbon County Jail Bond Release
The sheriff/jail page publishes a list of local bondsmen, but official Carbon County sources reviewed did not publish accepted jail bond payment methods, online payment options, bond-posting hours, or a jail bond fee schedule. Start with the jail line if the person is in current custody. Then verify any court-set release condition with the appropriate court before bringing funds or hiring a surety agent.
| Release Issue | Meaning | Where to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Cash bond | Full amount paid to secure release, subject to court rules. | Jail and court clerk. |
| Surety bond | Licensed bail agent posts bond for a fee. | Jail, court, and bondsman. |
| PR release | Release on a promise to appear and follow conditions. | Court record or court clerk. |
| No-bond hold | Ordinary bond does not permit release until the order changes. | Jail and issuing court. |
| Detainer | Another agency hold may affect release. | Jail plus the agency behind the hold. |
Carbon County Jail GRAMA Limits
Carbon County's public jail roster does not show a mugshot column in the table configuration reviewed. The sheriff services page states that police reports, photos, dashcam or videos, and booking photos require a GRAMA request. The research lists posted sheriff fees of $5.00 for police reports, $25.00 for photos, and $25.00 for dashcam or videos. Requests for county records route through the Clerk as the appointed records officer, while sheriff records may also be requested through sheriff channels described by the county.
Utah booking-photo law matters. Utah Code 17-72-802 restricts sheriff release of booking photographs, especially for publish-for-pay use and protected images. Utah Code 63G-2-305 also identifies protected records, including booking-image restrictions. A booking photo is therefore not the same as a routine roster field. Use the county's GRAMA request page when asking for records that are not displayed online.
Carbon County Jail Directions
Carbon County Jail and the sheriff business office are at 240 W Main St in Price, near the county government and courthouse area. Common highway approaches use US-6, US-191, or SR-10 into Price, then local streets toward West Main Street. Visitors coming from the Spanish Fork or Utah County side typically enter Price through the US-6 canyon corridor. Visitors from the south or east generally route into Price through US-6/US-191 or SR-10.
The county sources reviewed did not publish visitor parking rates, a public transit route, ADA entrance details, locker rules, or a visitor-entry map. Confirm parking, entry, ID, and property rules with the jail before arrival, especially when traveling for a visit, bond issue, or records question. The jail counter is not the same office as Carbon County Justice Court or Seventh District Court; court dates and filed charges should be checked with the court system after booking.
Carbon County Jail Custody Alternatives
If a person is not on the Carbon County Jail roster, the next search depends on custody type. The Utah Department of Corrections states that its offender search covers people currently incarcerated by UDC or on probation or parole, and that people awaiting trial or not yet sentenced in county jail are not listed there. Federal inmates are searched through the Bureau of Prisons locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. Immigration detention is searched through ICE ODLS by A-number or biographical data.
The Utah VINELink portal can help with custody and release notifications.
VINELink supports notification needs, but it should be used alongside the county jail, UDC, BOP, or ICE system that matches the person's actual custody status.