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Santa Barbara County, CA Jail and Prison System

SANTA BARBARA County has 1,104 jails with an average daily population of 399 inmates with a total of 1,104 jail population. When breaking down the SANTA BARBARA County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 13% with 141 female and 835 male inmates.
  • 1,104 Jails
  • 1,104 Prisoners
  • 372% Jail Rate

How Does Santa Barbara County Inmate Search Work?

Santa Barbara County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding Santa Barbara county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

Santa Barbara County Parole and Probation

Santa Barbara County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review Santa Barbara county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Santa Barbara county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

Santa Barbara County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Santa Barbara county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Santa Barbara county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

Santa Barbara County Booking

Santa Barbara county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their Santa Barbara county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s Santa Barbara county booking records without any type of approval .

Santa Barbara County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SANTA BARBARA County has increased by 362% going from 239 inmates yearly to 1,104 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SANTA BARBARA County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 551 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Santa Barbara County, CA

SANTA BARBARA County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 1,104 inmates only 1,104 are currently confined, the rest 1,008 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Santa Barbara County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population8817867931,1541,0061,104
Pretrial Population1,2627421,0851,2001,0921,008
Confined Population9689229151,2491,0061,104

Santa Barbara County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SANTA BARBARA County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 555 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 97 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 1%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 9%.

Santa Barbara County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Population141,277141,790142,689144,027145,089145,191
Rate89969014710897
Count126136129211157141

Santa Barbara County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
Population148,055148,150149,420150,634151,585151,624
Rate555515561629553551
Count821763838947838835

Breaking Down Santa Barbara County Inmates By Race

In SANTA BARBARA County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 257 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 74% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 20%, going from 1,262 to 1,008 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SANTA BARBARA County is on average at a rate of 524 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 281 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 78 from incarceration rate in SANTA BARBARA County.

Santa Barbara County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
White213216254308282257
Black1,2627421,0851,2001,0921,008
Latino441433421476440408
Asian59297351173233291

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