Bolivar County, MS Jail and Prison System

BOLIVAR County has 440 jails with an average daily population of 77 inmates with a total of 456 jail population. When breaking down the BOLIVAR County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 2% with 8 female and 437 male inmates.

How Does Bolivar County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bolivar County Parole and Probation

Bolivar 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 Bolivar county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Bolivar 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.

Bolivar County Probation

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

Bolivar County Booking

Bolivar 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar county booking records without any type of permission .

Bolivar County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BOLIVAR County has increased by 1,883% going from 23 inmates yearly to 456 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BOLIVAR County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 4,192 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bolivar County, MS

BOLIVAR County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Mississippi, yet from the total of 440 inmates only 456 are currently confined, the rest 2,329 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bolivar County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BOLIVAR County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 4,011 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 60 times more than female incarceration rate, of 70 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 5%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 19%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bolivar County Inmates By Race

In BOLIVAR County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 1,697 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 27% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 9%, going from 2,146 to 2,329 per 100,000 black U.S. residents.

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

Bolivar County Prisons and Jails

Bolivar County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments