Find Juab County Jail Releases

To find someone released from Juab County Jail, first determine whether the person was held as a local detainee or as a Utah state prisoner in a contract bed. That single fact controls which agency has the useful release record. A local Juab County Jail release is checked through the sheriff and the court. A state-prison departure follows Utah corrections and parole-board records instead. Both paths can begin at the same building, yet they do not end in the same system. A missing online name alone does not prove that anyone entered the community.

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Juab County Jail Release Paths

Juab County Jail is the county detention facility operated by the Juab County Sheriff’s Office. A person in ordinary county custody may leave after bond, a court order, time served, probation, dismissal or a decision not to file charges. The jail may also send a person to another county, the Utah Department of Corrections, federal custody, immigration custody, treatment, or court. Each event ends or changes the Juab custody episode, but only some are releases to the community.

The official Juab County Jail page has operational details but no public roster or released-person search. Therefore, a name disappearing from an unofficial list is not useful proof. Ask whether the person is currently housed and, if not, whether the exit was a release or a transfer. Exact wording matters. “Not housed here” identifies location, not freedom from custody.

Release or transfer? A transfer closes the jail’s local housing event while another agency keeps custody. Confirm the receiving agency before describing the person as released.

Confirm a Juab Jail Release

The fastest official route is a named-person call to the jail. For a durable result, pair that call with the sheriff record and the correct court case. The broader Juab County released inmate search explains how those sources fit together across custody types. For this facility, use the steps in order so a transfer is not mistaken for a release.

  1. Call 435-623-1344 and choose Option 2. Ask whether the named person is currently housed.
  2. If the person has left, ask whether staff can identify the event as community release or transfer. Staff may limit disclosure.
  3. Call the Records Division at the same number and choose Option 3. Request the booking, custody, and release or transfer record through the official GRAMA process.
  4. Check the legal basis in the proper Utah court. Juab Justice Court handles class B and C misdemeanors, ordinances, and infractions, while Fourth District Court handles felonies, class A misdemeanors, and other district matters.
  5. If the receiving agency is UDC, BOP, or ICE, continue in that agency’s system rather than treating the Juab departure as final.

A court order can explain bond, dismissal, time served, probation, or a prison commitment. It may not include the actual time the person physically left the jail. Conversely, the jail record can show an out event without fully explaining the later court outcome. Using both sources gives a stronger and more precise answer.


Juab Jail Release Records

The Sheriff Records Division handles reports, photographs, recordings, and other sheriff records. A narrow request is easier to identify and review. Include the person’s name, the relevant date range, and any known case or booking number. Ask for the booking and custody record, release date and time if maintained, release authority or disposition, and any receiving-agency entry. These are requested fields, not a promise that every field exists or is public.

Requested itemWhy it matters
Booking or case numberConnects the custody event to the correct person and court file.
Release date and timeDocuments when Juab County Jail ended the housing event, if maintained and releasable.
Release authority or typeMay distinguish bond, court order, time served, or another disposition.
Destination agencyShows whether the person transferred and remained confined elsewhere.
Booking photographMay be classified or withheld under Utah law even when another record is public.

The official GRAMA form states a charge of $15 for up to ten pages, with added cost beyond ten pages. It also states that the agency may provide the record, deny the request, or notify the requester of extended time within up to ten business days. Fees can vary with the record. Request electronic delivery and a cost estimate when useful. Classification and redaction remain the records officer’s decisions.


Juab Jail Contact Details

Use the custody line for an immediate status question and the records line for documents. The same telephone number serves both, so the option chosen matters. No official public release hours, exit point, family waiting area, property-return process, or weekend schedule was found. Call before traveling.

Juab County Jail

425 West Sheeplane Drive
Nephi, UT 84648
435-623-1344, Option 2

Mail: P.O. Box 133, Nephi, UT 84648

Juab Sheriff Records Division

425 West Sheeplane Drive
Nephi, UT 84648
435-623-1344, Option 3

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays

The sheriff’s pages contain inconsistent names for jail leadership. Direct requests to Jail Administration or the Records Division rather than relying on a named commander that has not been reconfirmed.


Two Juab Jail Record Systems

Juab County Jail also participates in UDC’s Inmate Placement Program. A state prisoner can live in the Nephi jail while remaining under Utah Department of Corrections authority. The dated UDC FY24 jail booklet reports 58 total beds, 15 contracted or available UDC beds, and regular housing of as many as 15 state prisoners. Those figures are an operational snapshot, not a current population or annual release count.

58total beds in the dated FY24 booklet
15contracted or available UDC beds

UDC selects and monitors the state prisoners placed there. Most were described as having parole dates or awaiting treatment placement. Their physical address does not convert them into ordinary county detainees. The UDC Inmate Placement Program explains why a state prisoner may appear in a county jail.

The official UDC placement information is directly relevant to a Juab County Jail release inquiry. A move out of Nephi may be a transfer to the Utah State Correctional Facility for release processing, not the release itself. The state path requires UDC Offender Search, the Board decision, and confirmation on or after the operative date.


Juab UDC Prisoner Releases

Search a contract-bed prisoner through the UDC Offender Search, not a county roster. Search by UDC number or by at least one letter of both the first and last name. Verify the identity before relying on legal status, housing, sentence, or date information. UDC limits the search to people currently incarcerated by or on probation or parole with the department. A fully terminated former offender is not promised.

Next, use the Utah Board hearing and decision search. A hearing entry is only a scheduled event. Open the later decision or order to learn whether parole was granted, deferred, denied, rescinded, or changed. A future parole date can still move. Confirm with UDC or the Board on or after that date.

Person held in JuabPrimary release proof
Local jail detaineeJail call, Sheriff Records/GRAMA, and the correct court case
UDC contract prisonerUDC search, Board decision or order, and state confirmation
Person sent to another agencyJuab transfer record plus the receiving agency’s current record

Utah VINE can supply notifications for documented UDC events, but UDC says not to rely on it alone. The Board also warns that notices may be inaccurate or missing. Treat an alert as a signal to verify, and treat silence as no proof.


Juab Jail Court Release Orders

The local court file often explains why the jail acted. Search Juab County Justice Court for its misdemeanor, ordinance, and infraction jurisdiction. Use the Fourth District Court path for felonies, class A misdemeanors, and district matters. A search in only one court can produce a false no-case result.

Juab County Attorney policy describes a local charging checkpoint for an in-custody suspect. The prosecutor aims to file by 3:00 p.m. on the fourth calendar day after booking, subject to extensions and the next-business-day rule when applicable. If charges will not be filed in that period, the policy calls for prompt notice to help facilitate release. This is one possible path, not an automatic four-day release rule and not proof about a named case.

Other holds can still control the outcome. A bond order, dismissal, or time-served entry may coexist with a UDC commitment, another county warrant, federal process, or immigration detainer. Read the whole docket and ask the jail how it classified the departure.


What Juab Release Status Means

A release ends a particular custody event. It does not always end the case, sentence, or all government supervision. Parole means a person has left prison under Board conditions. Probation is court-ordered supervision that may follow jail or replace prison. A detainer is another agency’s request to hold or receive the person. Discharge generally means the sentence or supervision has ended, though the exact agency wording should control.

Community release
The person leaves confinement without an immediate custodial handoff documented by the releasing agency.
Transfer
Custody moves to another jail, prison, court, treatment setting, or government authority.
Parole
Release from prison into supervised status under a Board order.
Time served
The court credits enough confinement to satisfy the custodial term in that case.

Record the date, office, number called, and exact non-sensitive wording used by the source. “No match,” “not listed,” and “not housed here” are narrower than “released.” Precise language protects against a false conclusion and makes later follow-up much easier.

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