Union County Inmate Population
The Union County inmate population is housed at Union County Correctional Facility, also called UCCF by the sheriff's office. The jail is operated by the Union County Sheriff's Office and receives people booked by the sheriff, La Grande Police Department, Oregon State Police, Union County Community Corrections, and other agencies when a person is lodged or transported through Union County. The sheriff's official corrections page says the jail opened in 1979, has a maximum capacity of 37 inmates, and averages about 1,200 bookings each year.
The count changes with arrests, release decisions, court holds, probation or parole detainers, and transfers. The roster PDF inspected in the research file was printed June 25, 2026 and showed 30 current records. That is a point-in-time roster count, not an average daily population report. Once a person is sentenced to Oregon prison custody, the Union County jail roster is no longer the main lookup tool. State prison and supervision records move to Oregon VISOR and Oregon Department of Corrections systems.
Union County Inmate Population Statistics
Union County publishes a few strong jail population measures through official sheriff sources. The capacity figure comes from the corrections page. The current roster count comes from the official roster PDF printed June 25, 2026. The roughly 81 percent utilization figure is a simple calculation from those two official numbers and should be read as a point-in-time estimate only. It is not a sheriff-published occupancy rate.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum jail capacity | 37 inmates | Union County Sheriff's Office Corrections page, inspected June 25, 2026 |
| Current roster count | 30 records | Official roster PDF printed June 25, 2026 |
| Point-in-time capacity use | About 81% | Calculated from 30 records divided by 37 beds |
| Annual bookings | About 1,200 per year | Union County Sheriff's Office Corrections page |
| Oregon incarceration rate | 494 per 100,000 people | Prison Policy Initiative Oregon profile |
The sheriff's corrections page is the best local source for capacity and annual booking context. The jail roster landing page leads to the current PDF list. Union County's official pages do not publish a local average daily population trend table, so current population discussions should stay tied to the published roster and jail capacity data.
Union County Inmate Population Trends
The official research did not locate a three-to-five-year Union County average daily population series. That gap matters because a single jail list can show who is in custody on one day but cannot prove a long-term trend. The public record still gives useful context: UCCF has a stated 37-person maximum, averages about 1,200 annual bookings, and had 30 records on the roster printed June 25, 2026.
| Year or Date | Union County Jail Population Detail | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UCCF opened | History point, not a population count |
| Current sheriff page | 37-inmate maximum capacity | Capacity benchmark for local jail crowding |
| Current sheriff page | About 1,200 annual bookings | Booking events, not unique people |
| June 25, 2026 | 30 roster records | Point-in-time public list |
Who Is in Union County Custody
The Union County inmate population is local jail custody, not a full criminal-history database. The roster names people currently held at UCCF and shows the booking agency, charges, bond field, and jail inmate number. The roster inspected during research included local and state arrest agencies, plus Wallowa County, out-of-county, transport, and parole and probation entries. That mix shows the public list can include people held for another agency when they are physically on the Union County jail list.
- Local arrests: Union County Sheriff's Office, La Grande Police Department, Oregon State Police, and Community Corrections are named booking sources.
- Supervision holds: Parole, probation, and state parole board warrant language can appear in the charge field.
- Outside agency holds: The roster can show Wallowa County, out-of-county, transport, or similar lodging entries.
- Demographics: The roster does not publish race, sex, age, date of birth, height, weight, or housing unit.
Statewide research from Vera and Prison Policy Initiative gives Oregon context, including a statewide pretrial jail share reported by Vera for 2015 and at least 42,000 people booked into Oregon local jails annually in the PPI profile. Those are statewide figures. They should not be converted into a Union County demographic split because the local roster does not publish that breakdown.
Union County Inmate Records Law
Oregon law shapes what the Union County inmate population record can show. The jail roster is a public-facing custody list, but the sheriff can redact or withhold records under public-record exemptions. Booking photos receive special treatment. Oregon law does not treat every mugshot as a routine public web image before conviction.
Key Oregon rules:
ORS chapter 192 governs public records requests to Oregon public bodies, subject to exemptions and redactions.
ORS 169.076 sets standards for local correctional facilities, including security, medical care, visitation, mail, food, and prisoner rights.
ORS 133.870 restricts law-enforcement release of booking photos except in listed circumstances.
OAR 291-027 covers Oregon DOC death-in-custody rules for adults in custody.
Search Union County Inmate Population
The current Union County inmate population is searched through a PDF roster, not a database form. Start at the sheriff's jail roster page, read the disclaimer, and open the linked PDF. The PDF has no search fields, no profile pages, no filter buttons, and no mugshot thumbnails. Use the browser or PDF find tool for a last name, then read the inmate number, date, arrest agency, charges, and bond line.
- Open the sheriff's jail roster landing page.
- Read the disclaimer and open the current roster PDF.
- Use PDF find for a last name, or scroll through the displayed list.
- Write down the inmate number or file number before asking about bail or records.
- Call 541-963-1020 if the bond line, detainer, or custody status is unclear.
- Use Oregon VISOR when a sentenced person is no longer in the county jail population.
The current roster field is only the first stop. For jail records that are no longer on the PDF, use the sheriff's public records process. For court charges, use Oregon Judicial Department case tools or Union County Circuit Court. For federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE systems instead of the county roster.
Union County Jail Roster Fields
The Union County jail roster has displayed fields, not input fields. That is a key local detail. A search instruction that tells users to enter a last name into a county form would be wrong for Union County because no county search form was found. The public opens the PDF and uses a PDF reader's find function.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | Union County publishes a PDF roster, not a searchable form. |
| Inmate # | Displayed PDF field | n/a | Examples in the research use IN plus year and sequence. |
| Date | Displayed PDF field | n/a | Shows booking or arrest date and time in MM/DD/YY format. |
| Arrest Agency | Displayed PDF field | n/a | Shows lodging agency such as UCSO, La Grande Police, OSP, Wallowa County, or out of county. |
| Charges | Displayed PDF field | n/a | Shows statute numbers, charge names, counts, warrant language, or detainers. |
| Bonds | Displayed PDF field | n/a | May show 10 percent, no bail, judge condition, or see-first-charge text. |
The official roster landing page screenshot in the project image set shows the disclaimer screen that appears before the PDF link.
The screenshot matches the research finding that public access runs through an acknowledgement page and a PDF roster rather than a searchable jail database.
Union County Inmate Record Details
A Union County inmate record on the PDF is a compact booking-list entry. It can help confirm current custody, the arrest agency, the listed charge, and the bond text, but it does not replace a police report, court case file, or full jail record. It also does not prove conviction. A booking charge can change after prosecutor review.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Displayed as last name, first name. |
| Inmate number | Jail identifier such as IN plus year and sequence. |
| Date and time | Booking or arrest time as shown on the roster. |
| Arrest agency | The agency or custody source that lodged the person. |
| Charges | Statute number and charge label, with some warrant or detainer terms. |
| Bond | Release amount or status such as no bail, 10 percent, judge, or see first charge. |
| Mugshot and demographics | Not shown on the Union County PDF roster. |
Union County Jail vs DOC
County jail, state prison, federal custody, and immigration custody are separate systems. UCCF is the Union County jail for local arrests, pretrial holds, short local sentences, and local jail commitments. Oregon DOC custody begins after state prison sentencing or supervision placement. VISOR can also be used for victim notifications.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Union County jail | Sheriff roster PDF | People currently listed at UCCF |
| Oregon prison or supervision | Oregon VISOR | People in Oregon custody or under supervision |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainee locator | Adults in ICE custody or CBP custody more than 48 hours |
Past Union County Inmate Records
Released people may disappear from the public PDF once they are no longer part of the current Union County inmate population. The sheriff's public records page is the fallback for jail records, case reports, and photographs associated with a particular case. The records FAQ lists Oregon public records law, exemptions, fees, redaction examples, and the Records Specialist contact path.
Requests can be submitted by email, mail, fax, or counter/delivery according to the sheriff's records materials. The records form asks for the requester name, contact details, record type, incident date and time, case number if known, subject information, relationship to the subject, delivery method, and a specific description. Active investigations, protected information, medical details, child abuse records, and court-restricted material can be withheld or redacted.
Union County Detention Facility
Union County has one local detention facility in the resolved page manifest. No state prison, BOP prison, ICE facility, separate work-release jail, or regional jail was located in official sources for Union County. The sheriff's work crew program is a sentence option attached to UCCF, not a second detention building.
- Union County Correctional Facility holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail terms, supervision holds, warrant arrests, and accepted outside-agency lodgings.
Union County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Union County inmate population? The roster PDF printed June 25, 2026 showed 30 current records. The sheriff's corrections page lists a 37-inmate maximum capacity and about 1,200 annual bookings.
Does Union County have an online inmate search form? No county search form was found. Union County publishes a PDF roster reached from the sheriff's jail roster page, and users search inside the PDF or call the jail information line.
Are mugshots part of the Union County inmate population record? The current roster PDF does not show mugshots. Oregon law restricts booking-photo release, and requests for photographs use the sheriff's records process.
Where are sentenced Oregon prisoners searched? Sentenced state-prison custody and Oregon supervision records are searched through VISOR and Oregon DOC resources, not the Union County jail PDF.