Fort Bend County, TX Jail and Prison System

FORT BEND County has 772 jails with an average daily population of 888 inmates with a total of 903 jail population. When breaking down the FORT BEND County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 11% with 101 female and 735 male inmates.

How Does Fort Bend County Inmate Search Work?

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

Fort Bend County Parole and Probation

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

Fort Bend County Probation

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

Fort Bend County Booking

Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend county booking records without any type of permission .

Fort Bend County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FORT BEND County has increased by 2,480% going from 35 inmates yearly to 903 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FORT BEND County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 326 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Fort Bend County, TX

FORT BEND County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 772 inmates only 903 are currently confined, the rest 346 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Fort Bend County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FORT BEND County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 448 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 41 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 27%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 6%.

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

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

Breaking Down Fort Bend County Inmates By Race

In FORT BEND County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 119 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 66% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 36%, going from 543 to 346 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FORT BEND County is on average at a rate of 348 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 132 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 56 from incarceration rate in FORT BEND County.

Fort Bend County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Fort Bend County Prisons and Jails

Fort Bend County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments