Brooke County, WV Jail and Prison System

BROOKE County has 45 jails with an average daily population of 525 inmates with a total of 47 jail population. When breaking down the BROOKE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 10% with 5 female and 41 male inmates.

How Does Brooke County Inmate Search Work?

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

Brooke County Parole and Probation

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

Brooke County Probation

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

Brooke County Booking

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

Brooke County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BROOKE County has increased by 265% going from 13 inmates yearly to 47 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BROOKE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 541 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Brooke County, WV

BROOKE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across West Virginia, yet from the total of 45 inmates only 47 are currently confined, the rest 3,411 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Brooke County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BROOKE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 567 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 66 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 5%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 39%.

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

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

Breaking Down Brooke County Inmates By Race

In BROOKE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 238 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 93% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 21%, going from 4,336 to 3,411 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BROOKE County is on average at a rate of 916 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,393 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 385 from incarceration rate in BROOKE County.

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

Brooke County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments