The first jail in Davis County, equipped with three cells, was erected on the Courthouse grounds in 1891. After multiple escapes, the jail was demolished and a new jail was granted in 1963. In 1991, 100 years after the first Davis County jail was built, a 368-bed state-of-the-art correctional facility and administrative office was constructed and co-located with the courts in the Davis Justice Complex. To meet spacing needs, the correctional facility was expanded in 2007. The average jail population has remained steady since 2008; however, COVID-19 concerns resulted in a significant decrease in jail population.

Regardless of population size, medical and mental health needs of those in the care and custody of Davis County Correctional Facility continue to grow. To provide more comprehensive services and improve emergency response times, ground was broken in early 2021 to build a medical observation unit that will replace the current medical wing. Service features will include enhanced care and response to medical and mental health needs, capacity to serve 23–26 individuals (four times the current capacity), and the ability to isolate and treat inmates with communicable diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, COVID-19, etc.)