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Shawnee County, KS Jail and Prison System

SHAWNEE County has 425 jails with an average daily population of 420 inmates with a total of 442 jail population. When breaking down the SHAWNEE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 18% with 78 female and 365 male inmates.
  • 425 Jails
  • 442 Prisoners
  • 375% Jail Rate

How Does Shawnee County Inmate Search Work?

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

Shawnee County Parole and Probation

Shawnee 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 Shawnee county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Shawnee 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.

Shawnee County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Shawnee 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,Shawnee 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.

Shawnee County Booking

Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee county booking records without any type of approval .

Shawnee County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SHAWNEE County has increased by 351% going from 98 inmates yearly to 442 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SHAWNEE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 659 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Shawnee County, KS

SHAWNEE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Kansas, yet from the total of 425 inmates only 442 are currently confined, the rest 1,193 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population468481493506466425
Pretrial Population1,3971,3781,3701,3551,2611,193
Confined Population490502513525484442

Shawnee County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SHAWNEE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 674 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 135 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 2%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 6%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population59,18859,26758,98558,50158,17857,883
Rate143156169183159135
Count85921001079378

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

201020112012201320142015
Population56,47456,53056,12755,78755,46855,387
Rate674672675678670659
Count381380379378372365

Breaking Down Shawnee County Inmates By Race

In SHAWNEE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 320 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 73% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 15%, going from 1,397 to 1,193 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SHAWNEE County is on average at a rate of 300 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,107 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 242 from incarceration rate in SHAWNEE County.

Shawnee County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
White297303312321321320
Black1,3971,3781,3701,3551,2611,193
Latino269270270273231188
Asian7848749611,032975910

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