Cherokee County, IA Jail and Prison System

CHEROKEE County has 120 jails with an average daily population of 217 inmates with a total of 125 jail population. When breaking down the CHEROKEE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 14% with 18 female and 102 male inmates.

How Does Cherokee County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cherokee County Parole and Probation

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

Cherokee County Probation

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

Cherokee County Booking

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

Cherokee County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in CHEROKEE County has increased by 2,400% going from 5 inmates yearly to 125 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in CHEROKEE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,237 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cherokee County, IA

CHEROKEE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Iowa, yet from the total of 120 inmates only 125 are currently confined, the rest 1,091 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cherokee County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In CHEROKEE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 823 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 224 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 50%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 24%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cherokee County Inmates By Race

In CHEROKEE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 722 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 34% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 39%, going from 1,792 to 1,091 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in CHEROKEE County is on average at a rate of 2,425 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Cherokee County Prisons and Jails

Cherokee County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments