Albany County, NY Jail and Prison System

ALBANY County has 581 jails with an average daily population of 530 inmates with a total of 665 jail population. When breaking down the ALBANY County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 115 female and 475 male inmates.

How Does Albany County Inmate Search Work?

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

Albany County Parole and Probation

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

Albany County Probation

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

Albany County Booking

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

Albany County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in ALBANY County has increased by 149% going from 267 inmates yearly to 665 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in ALBANY County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 452 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Albany County, NY

ALBANY County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New York, yet from the total of 581 inmates only 665 are currently confined, the rest 1,019 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Albany County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In ALBANY County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 620 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 106 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 27%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 14%.

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

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

Breaking Down Albany County Inmates By Race

In ALBANY County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 131 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 87% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 18%, going from 1,238 to 1,019 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in ALBANY County is on average at a rate of 803 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 427 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 89 from incarceration rate in ALBANY County.

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

Albany County Prisons and Jails

Albany County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments