Butte County, CA Jail and Prison System

BUTTE County has 578 jails with an average daily population of 388 inmates with a total of 578 jail population. When breaking down the BUTTE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 15% with 84 female and 515 male inmates.

How Does Butte County Inmate Search Work?

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

Butte County Parole and Probation

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

Butte County Probation

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

Butte County Booking

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

Butte County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BUTTE County has increased by 661% going from 76 inmates yearly to 578 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BUTTE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 691 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Butte County, CA

BUTTE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 578 inmates only 578 are currently confined, the rest 1,801 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Butte County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BUTTE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 641 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 114 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 9%.

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

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

Breaking Down Butte County Inmates By Race

In BUTTE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 382 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 79% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 50%, going from 3,632 to 1,801 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BUTTE County is on average at a rate of 453 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 963 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 280 from incarceration rate in BUTTE County.

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

Butte County Prisons and Jails

Butte County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments