Fairfax County, VA Jail and Prison System

FAIRFAX County has 1,051 jails with an average daily population of 1,082 inmates with a total of 1,053 jail population. When breaking down the FAIRFAX County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 10% with 106 female and 902 male inmates.

How Does Fairfax County Inmate Search Work?

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

Fairfax County Parole and Probation

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

Fairfax County Probation

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

Fairfax County Booking

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

Fairfax County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FAIRFAX County has increased by 808% going from 116 inmates yearly to 1,053 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FAIRFAX County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 233 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Fairfax County, VA

FAIRFAX County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Virginia, yet from the total of 1,051 inmates only 1,053 are currently confined, the rest 514 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Fairfax County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FAIRFAX County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 293 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 9 times more than female incarceration rate, of 27 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 20%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 8%.

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

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

Breaking Down Fairfax County Inmates By Race

In FAIRFAX County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 136 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 74% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 18%, going from 628 to 514 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FAIRFAX County is on average at a rate of 137 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 437 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 42 from incarceration rate in FAIRFAX County.

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

Fairfax County Prisons and Jails

Fairfax County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments