Winston County, AL Jail and Prison System

WINSTON County has 90 jails with an average daily population of 268 inmates with a total of 90 jail population. When breaking down the WINSTON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 30% with 27 female and 65 male inmates.

How Does Winston County Inmate Search Work?

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

Winston County Parole and Probation

Winston 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 Winston county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Winston 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.

Winston County Probation

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

Winston County Booking

Winston 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 Winston 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 Winston county booking records without any type of approval .

Winston County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in WINSTON County has increased by 429% going from 17 inmates yearly to 90 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in WINSTON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 845 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Winston County, AL

WINSTON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Alabama, yet from the total of 90 inmates only 90 are currently confined, the rest 8,276 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Winston County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In WINSTON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 784 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 2 times more than female incarceration rate, of 356 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 8%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 49%.

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

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

Breaking Down Winston County Inmates By Race

In WINSTON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 535 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 94% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 14%, going from 7,237 to 8,276 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in WINSTON County is on average at a rate of 341 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Winston County Prisons and Jails

Winston County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments