Cocke County, TN Jail and Prison System

COCKE County has 139 jails with an average daily population of 254 inmates with a total of 139 jail population. When breaking down the COCKE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 42% with 58 female and 94 male inmates.

How Does Cocke County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cocke County Parole and Probation

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

Cocke County Probation

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

Cocke County Booking

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

Cocke County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COCKE County has increased by 1,164% going from 11 inmates yearly to 139 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COCKE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 856 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cocke County, TN

COCKE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Tennessee, yet from the total of 139 inmates only 139 are currently confined, the rest 2,024 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cocke County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COCKE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,015 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 2 times more than female incarceration rate, of 496 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 16%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 42%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cocke County Inmates By Race

In COCKE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 646 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 68% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 13%, going from 1,797 to 2,024 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COCKE County is on average at a rate of 826 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Cocke County Prisons and Jails

Cocke County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments