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Sonoma County, CA Jail and Prison System

SONOMA County has 1,063 jails with an average daily population of 471 inmates with a total of 1,063 jail population. When breaking down the SONOMA County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 13% with 137 female and 831 male inmates.
  • 1,063 Jails
  • 1,063 Prisoners
  • 323% Jail Rate

How Does Sonoma County Inmate Search Work?

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

Sonoma County Parole and Probation

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

Sonoma County Probation

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

Sonoma County Booking

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

Sonoma County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in SONOMA County has increased by 224% going from 328 inmates yearly to 1,063 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in SONOMA County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 505 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Sonoma County, CA

SONOMA County has th highest jail incarceration rate across California, yet from the total of 1,063 inmates only 1,063 are currently confined, the rest 1,365 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population8798138969771,0791,063
Pretrial Population1,0371,1201,4811,6591,6061,365
Confined Population9839261,0001,0851,0811,063

Sonoma County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In SONOMA County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 448 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 83 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 13%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 15%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population165,199165,920165,863166,145166,795165,701
Rate72828910110683
Count119136147167176137

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

201020112012201320142015
Population164,536164,882164,436164,725165,041164,475
Rate448474529561555505
Count737781870924916831

Breaking Down Sonoma County Inmates By Race

In SONOMA County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 253 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 81% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 32%, going from 1,037 to 1,365 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in SONOMA County is on average at a rate of 404 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 848 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 195 from incarceration rate in SONOMA County.

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

201020112012201320142015
White220229262289300253
Black1,0371,1201,4811,6591,6061,365
Latino316359358344318323
Asian696602824905584628

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