King County, WA Jail and Prison System

KING County has 0 jails with an average daily population of 794 inmates with a total of 0 jail population. When breaking down the KING County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 33% with 0 female and 1 male inmates.

How Does King County Inmate Search Work?

King County inmate records are public documents that anyone can get a copy of easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the access to regarding King county inmate records which provide a lot of useful details about a person.

King County Parole and Probation

King County Parole

Parole is when a criminal is allowed to leave prison early because they have behaved well while serving their time. A parole board makes the decision on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can acquire King county parole records and find out a lot about a person . Some things contained in the King county parole documents may be information about their court ruling and their crimes. You might also find details about where they were held and the stipulations of their parole.

King County Probation

Along with those criminals that have been released, you might also be able to review King county probation records showing men and women who didn't go to jail but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without limits . Probationers must visit with a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,King county public records will show the inmate crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling judge department details who sentenced them. Along with that information , you may see headshots , fingerprints, physical details about the inmate , and other details.

King County Booking

King county bookings are also helpful when looking for details on whether or not a person has been arrested. When a criminal is arrested, the officer fills out documents and then holds them in a prison , which essentially becomes their King county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, images , physical details, their name, and address, police officer who arrested them , the details of the crime, the location, and any cars that were involved. The general public has the power to read a copy of someone’s King county booking records without any type of allowance .

King County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in KING County has decreased by 67% going from 1 inmates yearly to 0 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in KING County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 905 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in King County, WA

KING County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Washington, yet from the total of 0 inmates only 0 are currently confined, the rest 3,621 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

King County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In KING County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 338 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 7 times more than female incarceration rate, of 126 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 168%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 9%.

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

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

Breaking Down King County Inmates By Race

In KING County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 327 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 declined by 35%, going from 5,575 to 3,621 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in KING County is on average at a rate of 1,019 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 50,792 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 22,081 from incarceration rate in KING County.

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

King County Prisons and Jails

King County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments