Cole County, MO Jail and Prison System

COLE County has 118 jails with an average daily population of 649 inmates with a total of 136 jail population. When breaking down the COLE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 21% with 29 female and 119 male inmates.

How Does Cole County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cole County Parole and Probation

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

Cole County Probation

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

Cole County Booking

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

Cole County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COLE County has increased by 467% going from 24 inmates yearly to 136 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COLE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 444 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cole County, MO

COLE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Missouri, yet from the total of 118 inmates only 136 are currently confined, the rest 853 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cole County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COLE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 329 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 117 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 35%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 36%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cole County Inmates By Race

In COLE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 183 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 79% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 28%, going from 669 to 853 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COLE County is on average at a rate of 270 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Cole County Prisons and Jails

Cole County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments