Ouray County, CO Jail and Prison System

OURAY County has 10 jails with an average daily population of 482 inmates with a total of 11 jail population. When breaking down the OURAY County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 19% with 2 female and 9 male inmates.

How Does Ouray County Inmate Search Work?

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

Ouray County Parole and Probation

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

Ouray County Probation

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

Ouray County Booking

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

Ouray County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in OURAY County has increased by 878% going from 1 inmates yearly to 11 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in OURAY County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 623 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Ouray County, CO

OURAY County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Colorado, yet from the total of 10 inmates only 11 are currently confined, the rest 2,238 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Ouray County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In OURAY County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 872 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 142 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 29%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 71%.

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

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

Breaking Down Ouray County Inmates By Race

In OURAY County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 240 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 70%, going from 7,572 to 2,238 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in OURAY County is on average at a rate of 2,579 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 1,790 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 261 from incarceration rate in OURAY County.

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

Ouray County Prisons and Jails

Ouray County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments