Details about the Utah County Jail

Details about the jail

Since most people in Utah County won't be seeing the inside of the Utah County Jail, here are a few jail facts:

• Current size: approximately 165,700 square feet

• Completed size: approximately 246,000 square feet

• Current beds: 800

• Completed beds: 1,200

• Inmate employees: garden, 10; laundry, 6; kitchen, 29

• Costs to the county: $61 per day per inmate

• The sheriff will add 36 deputies to staff the new section.

• Inmates have to pay for a portion of their stay.

Source: Sgt. Nancy Killian and Commissioner Gary Anderson