Alameda County, CA Jail and Prison System

ALAMEDA County has 2,266 jails with an average daily population of 711 inmates with a total of 2,583 jail population. When breaking down the ALAMEDA County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 224 female and 2,324 male inmates.

How Does Alameda County Inmate Search Work?

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

Alameda County Parole and Probation

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

Alameda County Probation

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

Alameda County Booking

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

Alameda County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in ALAMEDA County has increased by 44% going from 1,800 inmates yearly to 2,583 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in ALAMEDA County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 420 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Alameda County, CA

ALAMEDA County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 2,266 inmates only 2,583 are currently confined, the rest 970 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Alameda County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In ALAMEDA County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 723 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 11 times more than female incarceration rate, of 39 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 42%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 37%.

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

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

Breaking Down Alameda County Inmates By Race

In ALAMEDA County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 111 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 89% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 31%, going from 1,407 to 970 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in ALAMEDA County is on average at a rate of 402 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,114 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 148 from incarceration rate in ALAMEDA County.

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

Alameda County Prisons and Jails

Alameda County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments