El Paso County, CO Jail and Prison System

EL PASO County has 1,503 jails with an average daily population of 441 inmates with a total of 1,547 jail population. When breaking down the EL PASO County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 16% with 247 female and 1,177 male inmates.

How Does El Paso County Inmate Search Work?

El Paso County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding El Paso county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

El Paso County Parole and Probation

El Paso County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain El Paso county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the El Paso county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

El Paso County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review El Paso county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,El Paso county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

El Paso County Booking

El Paso county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their El Paso county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s El Paso county booking records without any type of permission .

El Paso County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in EL PASO County has increased by 1,109% going from 128 inmates yearly to 1,547 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in EL PASO County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 515 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in El Paso County, CO

EL PASO County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Colorado, yet from the total of 1,503 inmates only 1,547 are currently confined, the rest 751 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

El Paso County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

El Paso County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In EL PASO County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 664 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 111 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 22%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 20%.

El Paso County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

El Paso County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down El Paso County Inmates By Race

In EL PASO County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 228 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 70% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 38%, going from 1,209 to 751 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in EL PASO County is on average at a rate of 531 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 358 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 113 from incarceration rate in EL PASO County.

El Paso County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

El Paso County Prisons and Jails

El Paso County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments