How to Look Up Weber County Jail Population Data
Population data does not live on the public roster. The roster is a moving list that changes by the hour, and its own terms say it is not the official record. For stable figures, go to the official Sheriff pages and the federal audit instead.
Two official sources carry the best numbers. The Weber County Corrections Division page lists capacity, beds, pods, bookings, and meals. The April 2026 PREA audit reports a rated capacity and an average daily population for the main facility. Read those together, and keep in mind that none of them is a live count on any given day.
Weber County Jail Capacity Overview
Weber County runs two correctional sites. The main facility on 12th Street holds the largest share of beds, while the Kiesel facility serves work release and community programs. The table below gives the official capacity figures from the Corrections Division.
| Facility | Beds | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Weber County Correctional Facility (12th Street) | 888 | Booking, classification, main housing |
| Kiesel Facility | About 300 | Work release, community service, weekenders |
The main facility spans about 148,000 square feet across four pods. Rated capacity is the bed count the facility is designed to hold, not the number held on a single day.
Average Daily Population
Average daily population, or ADP, is the average headcount over a period. The April 2026 PREA audit reports an ADP of 720 for the main Weber County Correctional Facility against a rated capacity of 888. That puts the facility at roughly 81 percent of rated capacity in that official document.
ADP differs from the roster count on any given day. The roster is a live list that rises and falls with bookings and releases, while ADP smooths those swings into an average. Based only on these published figures, the main facility was under its rated capacity, so it is not accurate to claim chronic overcrowding without trend and budget evidence.
Bed Mix and Housing Units
The main facility's 888 beds are not all the same. The Corrections Division splits them into cell beds and dorm beds, which is why classification decides where an inmate lives.
| Metric | Official Figure |
|---|---|
| Total beds, main facility | 888 |
| Cell beds | 464 |
| Dorm beds | 424 |
| Pods | 4 |
| Corrections area | 148,000 sq. ft. |
The 2026 PREA audit adds design detail. Two pods hold six housing units each, one holds five, and one holds seven. Each unit is two stories, with an open dayroom, fixed tables and chairs, a television area, telephones, and wall-mounted kiosks. Each pod has a horseshoe-shaped control room for direct observation.
Staffing the Weber County Jail
Population data only makes sense alongside the staff who manage it. The 2026 PREA staffing plan lists the positions that support the facility's standards and daily operation.
| Position | Count |
|---|---|
| Chief | 1 |
| Lieutenants | 5 |
| Sergeants | 10 |
| Corporals | 22 |
| Deputy Sheriffs | 117 |
| Civilians | 37 |
Civilian Corrections Assistants monitor housing units directly and by camera. Communication with inmates runs through request slips, grievances, and tablets.
Bookings and Meals
Two big operating numbers describe the jail's yearly scale. The Corrections Division reports more than 15,000 bookings a year and about 876,000 meals served. Both figures show how busy the facility is, but neither one is a population count.
Bookings count admission events, not unique people. One person can be booked more than once in a year, and many bookings are short stays. The meals figure reflects total food service, including staff meals and special diets, so it should not be turned into a head count. When you need population, use the official ADP of 720, not a number worked back from meals or bookings.
The Kiesel Facility Role
Kiesel should not be lumped into the main jail count. The Corrections Division lists about 300 beds for Kiesel and assigns it to work release inmates, community service inmates, and weekenders. It is a separate facility with a separate function.
Kiesel also carries the county's jail history. It was built in 1983 to replace the old jail on top of the City and County building, expanded in 1990, and reconfigured after inmates moved to the 12th Street facility in 2000. Adding its beds to the main facility would overstate the working population of the booking jail.
Demographic Breakdown
Weber County does not publish a public demographic breakdown of its jail population in the official sources reviewed. There is no county table of race, sex, age, or length of stay on the Sheriff or audit pages, and inventing one would be wrong.
For context, national jail demographic patterns are studied by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Vera Institute of Justice. Those bodies publish jail population research at the national and state level. Use them for background, but treat any national figure as national, not as a Weber County count. The only firm county figures here are the published capacity, bed mix, and ADP.
Pretrial vs Sentenced and Felony vs Misdemeanor
A jail population usually splits between people held before trial and people serving a sentence, and between felony and misdemeanor cases. Weber County does not publish that split in the sources reviewed, so the page does not assign numbers to it.
The categories still matter for understanding the data. Pretrial inmates are held while a case is pending and may leave on bond or own recognizance. Sentenced inmates are serving time after a conviction. Felony and class A misdemeanor cases run through the District Court, while most class B and C misdemeanors run through the Justice Courts. The Weber County court records page explains those case types.
Mental Health and Medical Population
Medical care is part of the daily operation. Weber County says medical staff are on duty 24 hours a day at the jail. The county does not publish a current count of inmates in mental health or medical housing.
Weber County's Justice Center materials describe planned expansion, including a proposed 48 additional mental health beds and 10 infirmary beds, along with health exam rooms and expanded dental treatment. Treat those as project needs, not as current bed counts, unless construction documents say they are complete.
National and State Context
Weber County's jail sits inside a larger national picture. The Bureau of Justice Statistics tracks jail incarceration rates per 100,000 residents at the national and state level, and the Vera Institute studies local jail trends. Those sources help frame whether a county jail is large or small for its population.
Without a published Weber County rate, this page does not compare the county to a state or national rate per 100,000. The honest read is that Weber County operates an 888-bed main facility with a reported ADP of 720, and broader rate comparisons would need data the county has not published.
Confidential Records Behind the Counts
Population data is aggregate and anonymous. Individual records behind those counts often carry strict privacy rules, and several Utah statutes keep certain case types out of public view even when totals are public. Juvenile cases are restricted under Utah Code Title 78A, Chapter 6.
Expunged cases drop out of public access under the Utah Expungement Act, so a cleared case is not reflected in a public name search.
Family case types carry their own limits. Adoption records are confidential under Utah Code § 78B-6-141, divorce sits in Utah Code Title 30, Chapter 3, and marriage records within 75 years are vital records under Utah Code § 26B-8-125.
The marriage and divorce records page covers those access rules in detail.
Searching for Weber County Inmate Records by Name
This page is population data, not a person search. To look up one inmate by name, use the jail roster instead. The Weber County inmate records page walks through the roster search, the detail page, and how to confirm custody by phone.
Where the Data Comes From
Every published figure traces to an official source. The capacity, bed mix, pods, bookings, and meals come from the Weber County Corrections Division. The rated capacity, ADP, pod design, and staffing plan come from the April 2026 PREA audit. The roster, by contrast, is informational only and not updated more often than hourly, so it is not used for population counts.
When numbers were not published, the honest answer is to say so rather than guess. That keeps the population picture accurate and points you to the right office for anything the county has not released.