Bent County, CO Jail and Prison System

BENT County has 31 jails with an average daily population of 182 inmates with a total of 31 jail population. When breaking down the BENT County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 16% with 5 female and 25 male inmates.

How Does Bent County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bent County Parole and Probation

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

Bent County Probation

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

Bent County Booking

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

Bent County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BENT County has increased by 3,000% going from 1 inmates yearly to 31 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BENT County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 880 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bent County, CO

BENT County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Colorado, yet from the total of 31 inmates only 31 are currently confined, the rest 269 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bent County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BENT County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 804 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 2 times more than female incarceration rate, of 413 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 10%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 41%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bent County Inmates By Race

In BENT County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 441 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is lower by 64% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 28%, going from 209 to 269 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BENT County is on average at a rate of 1,726 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Bent County Prisons and Jails

Bent County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments