Walton County, FL Jail and Prison System

WALTON County has 281 jails with an average daily population of 219 inmates with a total of 287 jail population. When breaking down the WALTON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 49 female and 238 male inmates.

How Does Walton County Inmate Search Work?

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

Walton County Parole and Probation

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

Walton County Probation

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

Walton County Booking

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

Walton County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in WALTON County has increased by 7,075% going from 4 inmates yearly to 287 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in WALTON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,154 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Walton County, FL

WALTON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Florida, yet from the total of 281 inmates only 287 are currently confined, the rest 2,467 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Walton County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In WALTON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,077 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 257 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 7%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 74%.

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

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

Breaking Down Walton County Inmates By Race

In WALTON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 638 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 74% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 58%, going from 1,560 to 2,467 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in WALTON County is on average at a rate of 631 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Walton County Prisons and Jails

Walton County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments