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Richmond City County, VA Jail and Prison System

RICHMOND CITY County has 1,078 jails with an average daily population of 202 inmates with a total of 1,078 jail population. When breaking down the RICHMOND CITY County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 10% with 106 female and 835 male inmates.
  • 1,078 Jails
  • 1,078 Prisoners
  • 674% Jail Rate

How Does Richmond City County Inmate Search Work?

Richmond City County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding Richmond City county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

Richmond City County Parole and Probation

Richmond City County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review Richmond City county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Richmond City county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

Richmond City County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Richmond City county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Richmond City county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

Richmond City County Booking

Richmond City county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their Richmond City county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s Richmond City county booking records without any type of approval .

Richmond City County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in RICHMOND CITY County has increased by 143% going from 444 inmates yearly to 1,078 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in RICHMOND CITY County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,105 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Richmond City County, VA

RICHMOND CITY County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Virginia, yet from the total of 1,078 inmates only 1,078 are currently confined, the rest 1,076 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population1,4491,4071,4191,2421,2811,078
Pretrial Population1,7541,6691,5391,4011,2191,076
Confined Population1,4511,4161,4251,2671,2841,078

Richmond City County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In RICHMOND CITY County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,794 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 9 times more than female incarceration rate, of 127 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 38%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 37%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population77,03077,86679,73080,90982,00083,361
Rate203159144121146127
Count15612411598120106

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

201020112012201320142015
Population72,34573,12574,23575,14576,23075,597
Rate1,7941,7421,6491,4441,2131,105
Count1,2981,2741,2241,085925835

Breaking Down Richmond City County Inmates By Race

In RICHMOND CITY County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 154 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 86% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 39%, going from 1,754 to 1,076 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in RICHMOND CITY County is on average at a rate of 452 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 4,361 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 643 from incarceration rate in RICHMOND CITY County.

Richmond City County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

201020112012201320142015
White243223229173152154
Black1,7541,6691,5391,4011,2191,076
Latino450399588427258138
Asian5,1411,0102,6374,3394,3394,339

Richmond City County Prisons and Jails

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