Federal Releases Affecting Beaver
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a national sentenced-prison system, not a Beaver County facility. The research found no dedicated BOP prison in Beaver County. Local geography cannot establish federal legal custody because federal detainees and sentenced prisoners may move through court, Marshals, contract, and BOP networks.
Use BOP only when the person entered the federal sentenced-prison system. An ordinary Beaver County arrest, bond release, county sentence, or UDC transfer belongs to a different route. If Beaver held the person before a federal handoff, request the Beaver movement entry and named receiving agency. Then follow the federal record from that point.
| System | Who it covers | Public route |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Corrections | Local detainees and county movements | Corrections, VINE, and GRAMA |
| UDC | Utah state prisoners and supervision | UDC search, state VINE, Board |
| USMS | Federal pretrial and transport custody | Federal docket and focused FOIA |
| BOP | Federal sentenced prisoners | BOP Inmate Locator and FOIA |
| ICE | Civil immigration custody | ICE locator within its stated scope |
Search a Federal Release
The official BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. Search by a BOP register number, DCDC number, FBI number, or INS number. A name search can also use age, race, and sex filters to narrow similar results.
- Choose number search when a federal identifier is known. Confirm the number format and identity.
- Otherwise enter the full name and use available biographical filters.
- Compare the returned name, register number, age, race, and sex rather than accepting a name-only match.
- Read the location and release-date fields together with the stated status.
- Check the federal docket for the sentence, later order, and supervision context.
Results may show “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody” with a release date. That establishes exit from BOP custody. It does not rule out transfer to another authority, a separate sentence, immigration custody, or federal supervised release in the community.
BOP exit is system-specific. Confirm any named receiving agency and do not convert “Not in BOP Custody” into a claim about all custody.
Federal Release Record Fields
The locator result supplies a compact federal identity and status record. Record the exact text and date as displayed. A projected date may change due to sentence recalculation, including First Step Act calculations noted by BOP. Verify again after the expected release event.
| Locator field | Use |
|---|---|
| Name | Initial identity match |
| Register number | Stable BOP search identifier |
| Age, race, and sex | Comparison fields for similar names |
| Release date | BOP's reported date, read with status |
| Location or status | Shows a current BOP site or exit from BOP custody |
A federal court docket adds the legal reason. It may show sentencing, amended judgment, release-related orders, or supervised-release proceedings. Yet a court order is not a prison gate timestamp. Pair it with the BOP status or agency movement record.
- Federal supervised release
- Court-ordered community supervision that can follow BOP confinement.
- Release date
- The date BOP reports for exit from its custody.
- Transfer
- A move to another authority while custody continues.
- FOIA
- The federal public-record request process for existing agency records.
Request Federal Release Records
When the locator does not answer the historical question, use BOP FOIA for existing agency records. Provide the full name, register number, date range, known facilities, case number, and a precise description. Ask for the custody release movement, reported release date, destination or transfer if public, and the record needed to connect the event to the federal case.
Privacy Act rules and federal exemptions can limit access, especially for another person's records. The agency may redact protected material. A narrow request is easier to search and review than a demand for an entire file. Ask for electronic production and a cost estimate, and follow the stated identity or authorization requirements.
If the person was still in USMS pretrial or transport custody rather than BOP, BOP may have no responsive record. The Marshals Service has no comparable public name locator. Search the federal docket and submit a focused USMS FOIA request identifying the person, time period, likely facilities, and custody or disposition event sought.
Beaver-to-Federal Custody Handoffs
A Beaver County custody end can be the start of federal custody. The local movement record should name the receiving agency when available. Ask Beaver Corrections for the date, time, type of movement, order or authority, and destination. Then determine whether the federal custodian was USMS, BOP, ICE, or another agency.
These paths should not be blended. USMS typically handles federal pretrial prisoners and transport. BOP generally handles sentenced federal prisoners. ICE civil immigration custody has its own locator and time limits. Utah VINE and UDC search do not replace any of those federal systems.
| Observed Beaver event | Next check |
|---|---|
| Released on local bond | County movement and local court case |
| Transferred to USMS | Federal docket and USMS custody record |
| Sentenced into BOP | BOP register number and locator |
| Immigration detainer or transfer | ICE receiving record and locator |
The Beaver County released inmate search covers the local half of this handoff. Keep both records because the county exit time and the later federal release can be months or years apart.
Federal System Contact Route
No Beaver County street address or local BOP records desk is supported because no BOP prison was verified there. The correct “contact card” is therefore the national system route and its official web records channels, not an invented local facility.
Federal Bureau of Prisons System
No BOP prison identified in Beaver County
Public lookup: BOP Inmate Locator
Historical records: BOP FOIA
Case context: the responsible federal court docket
Before contacting an office, collect the register number, case number, full name, known dates, and last known custodian. Ask one clear question: when did BOP custody end, and does the record show transfer or release? If the answer is “Not in BOP Custody,” identify the next authority rather than assuming community release.
Actual Versus Projected Federal Release
A future release date is not the same as an actual release. BOP warns that First Step Act recalculations can change projected dates. Court action, other sentences, or a transfer can also affect the practical custody path. Recheck the locator after the date and use the movement record for exact proof.
Federal supervised release is also distinct from parole in Utah's state system. It is a federal court status after confinement. A person can be out of BOP custody while still bound by federal supervision. The docket and supervising federal court records explain that status; UDC AP&P does not.
Note: “Released” in the BOP locator proves BOP exit, not discharge from every sentence, hold, or supervision term.
BOP Locator Absence Explained
A missing BOP result can have several causes. The person may never have entered the sentenced federal prison system, the identity may not match, the relevant custody may have belonged to USMS, or the record may need a different identifier. BOP's public coverage begins in 1982, so an older event falls outside the stated locator range.
Do not substitute Beaver's recent-booking display for a federal search. That county page covers 30 days of local admissions and has no federal release field. Likewise, UDC search covers current Utah state supervision, not federal custody. Follow the docket to identify the agency and sentence, then choose BOP, USMS, or ICE.
- Confirm whether the prosecution is federal or state.
- Look for a BOP register number in the federal record.
- If no BOP phase exists, trace USMS pretrial custody through the docket and FOIA.
- If an immigration transfer is named, use the separate ICE route.
This sequence also explains why “Not in BOP Custody” has a narrow meaning. The person may still face a federal supervision term, another sovereign's sentence, or an immigration proceeding.
Federal Notification and Custody Limits
Federal crime victims may receive release information through the federal notification program. That channel is separate from Utah VINE. A Utah county or UDC alert should not be expected to track a later BOP event, and a federal notice should not be treated as Beaver's jail movement record.
ICE's Online Detainee Locator is also separate. Official ICE material says it covers current detainees and people released from ICE custody during the prior 60 days. It can search by a nine-digit A-number and country of birth, or exact name and biographical details. It excludes people under 18. A result establishes ICE status within that scope, not BOP release.
For a sequence involving several agencies, build a simple custody timeline. Record the Beaver departure, USMS intake or federal docket event, BOP admission and release, and any later ICE intake or exit. Each agency can certify only its own part. This prevents a transfer between systems from being reported as one broad community release.