Iron County Inmate Population Overview
The Iron County inmate population is held locally at Iron County Jail, a county-operated facility run by the Iron County Sheriff's Office. Official sheriff material says the jail houses pretrial detainees, other unsentenced inmates awaiting judicial action, people convicted of misdemeanors, convicted felons, juveniles detained by juvenile court order, and other persons required by state law. The live roster also shows custody categories such as State Contract Prisoner, Federal Contract Prisoner, and IMMIGRATION DETAINER. Those labels matter. A person can be physically housed in the county jail even when the legal case, sentence, or hold belongs to another system.
The best local population figures are limited but useful. County jail-project materials identify the current jail as a facility with 180 current beds and describe a planned replacement jail and Sheriff's complex with 672 beds. A July 1, 2026 check of the public current-inmate API returned 149 listed current entries. That count is a point-in-time roster observation, not the county's official annual average daily population. It should be read with care because the public roster may omit restricted records and does not show a full demographic or housing breakdown.
Iron County Inmate Population Statistics
Iron County did not publish a full annual average daily population table, yearly booking count, length-of-stay report, or demographic report in the official sources reviewed. The sourced local figures instead come from the county jail project page and the sheriff's public roster data. That still gives a clear population frame: an older 180-bed jail, a one-day observed roster count below that rated limit, and a future 672-bed project tied to county concerns about space, repairs, and contract prisoner capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail rated or limited capacity | 180 inmates | Iron County Commission jail page, accessed July 1, 2026 |
| Planned new jail capacity | 672 inmates | Iron County Commission jail page, accessed July 1, 2026 |
| Observed current roster count | 149 entries | Iron County current inmate API, observed July 1, 2026 |
| Recent booking count | 9 entries in the 3-day feed | Iron County recent bookings API, observed July 1, 2026 |
Iron County Jail Capacity
The Iron County inmate population is closely tied to the age and size of the North Main Street jail. County materials state that the current jail was built in 1987 and has limited capacity for 180 inmates. The same official materials describe the building as outdated, difficult to repair, and too small for local needs. They cite makeshift common-area housing, sewage and wastewater problems, roof concerns, HVAC and equipment age, and repair costs that would not solve the long-term space problem. Those are county project statements, not an independent engineering report, so the most accurate phrasing is that Iron County described these conditions while explaining the new jail project.
A single roster count does not tell the full capacity story. On July 1, 2026, the public API returned 149 listed current entries, about 82.8 percent of the 180-bed figure. That one-day observation does not prove the jail is comfortable or uncrowded. Peaks, classification separation, male and female housing needs, medical or mental-health placement, temporary holding, contract prisoners, and unusable beds can all affect operations. Official local sources did not publish those internal details, so the page should not invent them. The confirmed fact is narrower: the county says the existing jail is limited and a 672-bed replacement is planned.
| Year or date | Count or capacity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | n/a | Current jail built, according to county materials and Utah public notice documents. |
| 2023 public project materials | 180 capacity | County described the current jail as limited and too small. |
| July 1, 2026 | 149 current roster entries | Dated observation from the official public roster API, not annual ADP. |
| Project plan | 672 planned beds | County materials describe the replacement jail and Sheriff's complex. |
Who Counts in Iron County Custody
The public roster does not publish race, sex, age, date of birth, height, weight, housing unit, or a felony-versus-misdemeanor summary. It does, however, show offense descriptions, statutes or hold labels, counts, bond amounts, and bond types. The custody categories visible in the data include local criminal charges, state contract prisoner entries, federal contract prisoner entries, and at least one immigration detainer example in the July 1, 2026 research pull. That is enough to show that the Iron County inmate population is not limited to newly arrested local defendants.
- Pretrial and unsentenced inmates: people booked after arrest or held while a court case is pending.
- Sentenced misdemeanants: people serving local jail sentences rather than prison terms.
- State contract prisoners: people held locally under a state custody or placement reason.
- Federal contract prisoners: people housed at the county jail for a federal custody reason.
- Immigration detainers: roster entries that show an immigration-related hold or detainer notation.
Juvenile records need special care. The sheriff jail page says juveniles may be detained by juvenile court order, while Utah administrative rules govern juvenile detention and confinement in adult jails and lockups. The public roster should not be described as a complete juvenile booking list.
Iron County Jail Record Laws
Utah law shapes which Iron County inmate population records are public, which records need a written request, and which records remain restricted. The practical path is simple: use the sheriff's public roster first, use the recent-bookings page for the past three days, and use the sheriff's GRAMA form when an official copy, older booking record, or eligible booking photo request is needed. The law does not make every jail record public. Private, controlled, protected, juvenile, investigative, and booking-photo records can be limited.
Key Utah laws:
Utah Code 63G-2-201 begins from the rule that public records may be inspected or copied unless another law restricts them.
Utah Code 63G-2-204 sets written request duties and response standards under GRAMA.
Utah Code 17-22-2 gives the sheriff charge of the county jail and committed prisoners.
Utah Code 17-72-402 addresses jail facility classification, maximum operating capacity, contracting, transfer, and release.
Utah Code 17-22-30 restricts booking photograph release and publish-for-pay mugshot use.
Search Iron County Inmate Records
The Iron County current inmate roster is the first online source for present county jail custody. It is free, requires no login, and says the table refreshes automatically every 10 minutes. The roster covers current inmates booked into Iron County Jail. It is not a full profile system and does not provide a one-year archive, a mugshot gallery, housing location, court date, or date-range search. If a person was recently booked and then released, the recent-bookings page may show the booking for the past three days with an in-custody Yes or No field.
The public roster is useful, but its own notice says the data is informational. A bond amount, charge line, or custody label should be confirmed with Iron County Jail before anyone pays money, travels for a visit, or assumes release eligibility. A missing name can mean release, transfer, spelling mismatch, protected status, another agency's custody, a juvenile or restricted record, or that a new booking has not yet appeared in the public system.
- Open the official current roster and read the page notice.
- Use the search bar to filter by name or offense description.
- Sort by Name or Booking Date when the list is long.
- Read offense descriptions, statutes, counts, bond amounts, and bond types across the row.
- Use Previous and Next if more than 15 results are returned.
- If the name is missing, check recent bookings, call the jail, or use GRAMA for official records.
The official current roster screenshot in the research capture shows the public table layout, including name, booking date, offenses, bond amounts, and bond types from the sheriff site. The source page is the Iron County inmate-bookings roster.
That lean roster design is why phone confirmation and GRAMA remain important for official copies, older records, and fields not shown online.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by name or offense... | Text search | No | Filters combined first and last name and offense descriptions. |
| Name | Sortable column | No | Sorts ascending or descending. |
| Booking Date | Sortable column | No | Sorts booking date and time. |
| Offenses | Display column | n/a | Shows offense description, statute, and count for each line. |
| Bond Amounts | Display column | n/a | Shown per offense when available. |
| Bond Types | Display column | n/a | Values may include BOND, NO, or N/A. |
Iron County Inmate Record Fields
An Iron County inmate record on the public current roster is a row-based booking record, not a certified criminal-history report. It helps confirm that a person is currently listed at Iron County Jail and gives the booking date, offense lines, statutes, counts, and bond fields. It does not prove conviction. Formal court charges may later differ because the Iron County Attorney screens cases and can file, amend, reduce, add, dismiss, or decline charges.
| Roster field | What it shows | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Inmate first and last name. | Confirm spelling and aliases with the jail if needed. |
| Booking date | Date and time booked into Iron County Jail. | Not a court filing date. |
| Booking number | Numeric custody event identifier in the API. | Not emphasized as a visible table column. |
| Offense description | Charge or hold description. | Can include state, federal, or immigration hold labels. |
| Bond amount | Per-offense bond amount or not-set value. | Do not add amounts or assume release without jail or court confirmation. |
| Mugshot | Not displayed. | Iron County cites HB 228 and routes eligible photo requests through GRAMA. |
Iron County Custody Lookup Systems
A complete Iron County inmate search uses more than one system when the first lookup misses. County jail custody, state prison custody, federal custody, immigration custody, and court records are separate. The Iron County roster covers the local jail. The Utah Department of Corrections offender search covers people incarcerated by or supervised by UDC and states that county-jail detainees awaiting trial or not yet sentenced are not listed there. BOP and ICE locators cover federal and immigration paths, not ordinary county jail bookings.
| System | Use it for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Iron County roster | Current Iron County Jail inmates. | Sentenced state prisoners after UDC transfer. |
| Recent bookings | Past three days of bookings and in-custody flag. | Older released bookings. |
| UDC Offender Search | Utah prison, probation, or parole supervision. | Unsentenced county jail detainees. |
| Utah VINE | Custody status and notification where available. | Certified jail or court records. |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. | Local bookings with no federal custody. |
| ICE ODLS | People in ICE custody or suspected immigration detention. | County booking photos or state criminal cases. |
Iron County Detention Facilities
The resolved facility map has one operating local detention facility. No separate Cedar City jail, regional jail, work-release annex, state prison, BOP prison, or dedicated ICE detention center physically in Iron County was located in official sources. Cedar City Police bookings can appear in the county recent-bookings feed, but official city corrections material points jail custody to Iron County Jail.
- Iron County Jail - county-operated jail in Cedar City for pretrial detainees, unsentenced inmates, misdemeanor-sentenced people, convicted felons held locally, juvenile-by-court-order custody, state contract prisoners, federal contract prisoners, and immigration detainer entries when listed.
Once a person is sentenced to Utah prison, the search usually moves from the county roster to the Utah Department of Corrections offender search. If a roster line says Federal Contract Prisoner or IMMIGRATION DETAINER, the county row should be read with BOP, federal court, ICE, or VINE checks when the situation calls for it.
Iron County Jail Visits
After locating a person in the Iron County inmate population, the next practical step is often a visit, account deposit, mail item, or bond question. The official visits and accounts page says all on-site visits are conducted by video monitor and are free. Appointments must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance through the on-site kiosk or IC Solutions. Each prisoner is allowed one 25-minute visit per week, with up to four visitors. Visitors age 16 or older need valid government ID, school IDs are not accepted, clothing must be modest, and personal visits may be monitored or recorded.
Mail has strict local rules. The mail page requires standard postcards for personal mail, with size, color, return-address, and content limits. Books must be new and sent directly from a publisher, retailer, or book distributor, with no hardcover or spiral binding and quantity limits. Commissary deposits use JailATM, phone accounts use IC Solutions, and tablet or e-message accounts use GettingOut. JailATM also appears on the bail page for credit-card cash bond payments, so the purpose of a payment should be clear before money is sent.
Iron County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Iron County inmate population? The official annual ADP was not located. The strongest local figures are 180 current beds, 672 planned beds, and 149 current roster entries observed on July 1, 2026.
Where is the Iron County inmate search? The current roster is on the Iron County Sheriff's jail inmate-bookings page. It is free, requires no login, and refreshes every 10 minutes.
Why is a released person missing? The current roster only lists current inmates. The recent-bookings page covers the past three days. Older booking records usually require sheriff GRAMA, court records, VINE, or another official source.
Does the Iron County inmate population include federal or immigration detainees? The jail is county-operated, but the roster can show Federal Contract Prisoner and IMMIGRATION DETAINER entries. Those entries should also be checked through federal or ICE systems when appropriate.
Are mugshots part of the Iron County roster? No routine booking photos appear on the current roster or recent-bookings page. Iron County cites HB 228 and routes eligible post-conviction or post-sentencing photo requests through GRAMA.