Washington County 24-Hour Releases
The Washington County Sheriff does not publish a separately labeled one-day release page. Its official source is the Releases (prior 14 days) report for Purgatory Correctional Facility. The report is arranged by release date and time and prints a generation timestamp in its header. That makes a true rolling-day check possible, even though the page itself covers a much longer span. No fixed minute-by-minute or hourly update promise was found. Treat the displayed generation time as evidence of when the report was produced, not as a guarantee that every newly processed event is already visible.
The source establishes the end of PCF custody at a stated second. It does not necessarily establish freedom in the community. Some address-style entries carry clues such as UDOC, state inmate, or ICE detainee. Those labels can point to another custodian. A Washington County release timestamp may therefore mark a transfer to the Utah Department of Corrections or an immigration handoff rather than the end of all custody.
The official image below shows the local release-report format. View the Sheriff’s current fourteen-day release report before relying on any saved view.
Its dated rows and exact times provide the raw facts needed to isolate the latest twenty-four-hour window without copying private address data.
Calculate Washington County’s Release Window
A rolling twenty-four-hour window is not the same as the two date headings labeled today and yesterday. If the report was checked at 3:30 p.m., the boundary begins at 3:30 p.m. on the prior day. An entry from yesterday morning falls outside that window, while one from yesterday evening remains inside it. Calendar-day filtering can be useful for a quick scan, but it must be called an estimate. Exact comparison is the better method.
Use the generation timestamp as the reference point when it is current. Then work backward by one full day and compare each listed release time to that boundary. Avoid republishing names or the address field. The public task is to verify a known release, not to rebuild the Sheriff’s sensitive feed elsewhere.
- Open the official fourteen-day report and note the displayed generation date and time.
- Subtract twenty-four hours from that point to set the start boundary.
- Review the newest entries and keep only timestamps after the boundary.
- Match the person carefully, using a PCF number or court case when available.
- Check the current roster and any state or federal transition clue before stating the outcome.
For a broader look that is less sensitive to a missed day, use the Washington County 72-Hour Releases. That window is designed for a three-day scan, while the steps here remain tied to one exact rolling day.
Note: The newest date heading alone does not define a rolling twenty-four-hour period because the cutoff usually falls within a calendar day.
Washington County Release Fields
The PCF report is concise. It shows only three row fields, although its header also identifies the agency, report type, generation time, and past-fourteen-days scope. The address column is especially easy to overread. It may contain a place or a custody-category clue, but it is not labeled as the reason for release or the receiving agency.
| Field | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Person Released | The name reported by the Sheriff for that PCF release event. |
| Address | An address or destination-style entry that may offer a transition clue; do not treat it as a guaranteed destination. |
| Time/Date of Release | The precise point when PCF reports that its custody ended. |
| Report generation time | When the displayed report was produced, not an official fixed refresh schedule. |
The public report does not show the PCF number, booking date, charges, bond type, release reason, authorizing court, photograph, or an explicit community-versus-transfer result. Find identity and court-routing details in the five-day booking report when the episode is recent. Ask for the maintained booking and release record when the missing reason, authority, or destination matters.
When Washington County Releases Occur
Observed entries in the official Washington County release report appear overnight, early in the morning, through the day, and in the evening. The record therefore does not support the idea that Purgatory Correctional Facility posts or completes one public batch at a set hour. This finding describes past entries only. It cannot predict when a particular person will finish release processing.
No official source identified a standard exit door, family waiting area, holiday procedure, property-return desk, or average processing time. Case-specific logistics belong with PCF at 750 South 5300 West in Hurricane or by phone at (435) 656-6600. The Sheriff’s contact page lists office contact hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Those office hours are not the only times custody events can occur, as the report’s varied timestamps make clear.
Can a family member use a planned release hour? A court or staff estimate may help with planning, but the Sheriff’s actual timestamp is the public confirmation point. Another hold can also change the result.
Note: Past release times show that processing spans the day, but they do not establish a daily schedule or promise a future exit time.
Bail and Washington County Release
Washington County lists several bail-payment channels for PCF. The Sheriff’s Bail and Funds page identifies cash paid to facility staff, a credit-card kiosk in the lobby, telephone payment, and the GettingOut online channel. A payment starts or supports the bond-out process. It is not the same event as physical release.
Processing may still be underway after payment. A court condition, another warrant, a state placement, an immigration hold, or an agency transfer can affect what happens next. Check the live roster for current PCF custody, then wait for the exact release entry. The court docket can confirm the bail or release order, but the Sheriff timestamp best confirms that the person actually left PCF custody.
“Book and Release Services” has a different local meaning. The Sheriff uses that phrase for court-ordered fingerprint and photograph processing at Washington County Justice Court. It is an administrative service, not proof of discharge from PCF.
Washington County Release or Custody
The Sheriff’s current roster and release report answer different questions. The roster lists people in the current PCF system by internal number, name, and time incarcerated. It has no release-history field. The release report records recent departures with exact timestamps. A person who is absent from the roster may have been released, transferred, entered under another name form, or not yet reflected because of data timing.
| Record | Best use | Main limit |
|---|---|---|
| Current inmate roster | Check whether a person remains in PCF’s current system. | Absence does not identify release or transfer. |
| Fourteen-day release report | Confirm the exact end of PCF custody within its online window. | No reason, booking number, charges, or guaranteed destination. |
| Five-day booking report | Match PCF number, agency, charges, court, and recent custody marker. | A booking record is not release proof. |
| UDC offender search | Follow a state inmate, probationer, or parolee. | Not the source for an ordinary county bond-out. |
For a named-person search beyond the feed, the Washington County released-inmate lookup covers the full path through court, VINE, UDC, BOP, ICE, and formal records. Each system proves only its own part of the transition.
The official current roster can be compared with the release feed. Its saved view appears below.
The roster’s narrow current-custody fields show why it cannot replace a timestamped Washington County release record.
Older Washington County Release Records
The web display rolls after fourteen days. That does not mean the underlying Washington County record was destroyed. Utah record retention is tied to the applicable government record series, not to the length of a public web page. When an event is older, or the report lacks a needed field, submit the Sheriff’s online GRAMA request. Ask for an existing maintained booking and release record, not a new custom report.
Include the full name and aliases, date of birth or PCF number, and an approximate admission or release date. Identify the actual release time, release code or reason, releasing authority, receiving agency or destination if maintained, booking number, and related charges as the requested fields. The Sheriff says the local form receives a response within ten working days. Most report copies have a five-dollar minimum, while inspection of a public record is listed as free. Classification and redaction rules may limit what can be supplied.
If the report suggests UDOC or state-inmate custody, use the Utah Department of Corrections offender search and its records portal. An ICE clue requires the official ICE locator or ERO channel. Utah VINE can supply notices from participating agencies, but it is a notification and corroboration tool rather than a permanent release archive. For a court-authorized outcome, use Utah Xchange or the clerk of the court named in the booking report.
Note: Fourteen days is the Sheriff report’s online display period, not a stated archival retention or destruction schedule for release records.