Douglas County, CO Jail and Prison System

DOUGLAS County has 253 jails with an average daily population of 1,244 inmates with a total of 276 jail population. When breaking down the DOUGLAS County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 18% with 49 female and 169 male inmates.

How Does Douglas County Inmate Search Work?

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

Douglas County Parole and Probation

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

Douglas County Probation

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

Douglas County Booking

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

Douglas County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in DOUGLAS County has increased by 3,843% going from 7 inmates yearly to 276 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in DOUGLAS County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 163 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Douglas County, CO

DOUGLAS County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Colorado, yet from the total of 253 inmates only 276 are currently confined, the rest 763 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Douglas County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In DOUGLAS County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 210 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 45 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 22%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 9%.

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

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

Breaking Down Douglas County Inmates By Race

In DOUGLAS County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 81 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 18%, going from 931 to 763 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in DOUGLAS County is on average at a rate of 302 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 617 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 111 from incarceration rate in DOUGLAS County.

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

Douglas County Prisons and Jails

Douglas County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments