Ford County, IL Jail and Prison System

FORD County has 10 jails with an average daily population of 1,369 inmates with a total of 26 jail population. When breaking down the FORD County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 4% with 1 female and 30 male inmates.

How Does Ford County Inmate Search Work?

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

Ford County Parole and Probation

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

Ford County Probation

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

Ford County Booking

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

Ford County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FORD County has increased by 420% going from 5 inmates yearly to 26 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FORD County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 694 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Ford County, IL

FORD County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Illinois, yet from the total of 10 inmates only 26 are currently confined, the rest 12,500 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Ford County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FORD County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 523 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 29 times more than female incarceration rate, of 24 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 33%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 5%.

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

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

Breaking Down Ford County Inmates By Race

In FORD County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 200 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 98% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 30%, going from 17,808 to 12,500 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FORD County is on average at a rate of 1,382 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Ford County Prisons and Jails

Ford County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments