Dane County, WI Jail and Prison System

DANE County has 724 jails with an average daily population of 713 inmates with a total of 757 jail population. When breaking down the DANE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 14% with 108 female and 595 male inmates.

How Does Dane County Inmate Search Work?

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

Dane County Parole and Probation

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

Dane County Probation

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

Dane County Booking

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

Dane County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in DANE County has increased by 531% going from 120 inmates yearly to 757 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in DANE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 327 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Dane County, WI

DANE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Wisconsin, yet from the total of 724 inmates only 757 are currently confined, the rest 1,510 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Dane County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In DANE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 384 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 59 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 15%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 40%.

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

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

Breaking Down Dane County Inmates By Race

In DANE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 127 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 92% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 23%, going from 1,971 to 1,510 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in DANE County is on average at a rate of 258 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 525 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 306 from incarceration rate in DANE County.

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

Dane County Prisons and Jails

Dane County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments