Pennsylvania Inmate Search

Blair County, PA Jail and Prison System

BLAIR County has 320 jails with an average daily population of 394 inmates with a total of 320 jail population. When breaking down the BLAIR County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 20% with 63 female and 241 male inmates.
  • 320 Jails
  • 320 Prisoners
  • 404% Jail Rate

How Does Blair County Inmate Search Work?

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

Blair County Parole and Probation

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

Blair County Probation

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

Blair County Booking

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

Blair County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BLAIR County has increased by 452% going from 58 inmates yearly to 320 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BLAIR County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 602 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Blair County, PA

BLAIR County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Pennsylvania, yet from the total of 320 inmates only 320 are currently confined, the rest 3,633 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population257313308286282320
Pretrial Population2,9193,7533,4771,5953,7973,633
Confined Population258313308286282320

Blair County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BLAIR County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 505 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 159 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 19%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 24%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population41,33441,33240,94040,44240,07939,596
Rate128123129119137159
Count535153485563

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

201020112012201320142015
Population41,15141,15940,71640,30539,98240,007
Rate505646575509688602
Count208266234205275241

Breaking Down Blair County Inmates By Race

In BLAIR County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 317 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 91% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 24%, going from 2,919 to 3,633 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BLAIR County is on average at a rate of 302 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,224 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 253 from incarceration rate in BLAIR County.

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

201020112012201320142015
White264322290288338317
Black2,9193,7533,4771,5953,7973,633
Latino386309238351113114
Asian1,0201,0201,0201,0201,0201,020

Blair County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments