Bell County, KY Jail and Prison System

BELL County has 71 jails with an average daily population of 391 inmates with a total of 73 jail population. When breaking down the BELL County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 23% with 17 female and 66 male inmates.

How Does Bell County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bell County Parole and Probation

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

Bell County Probation

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

Bell County Booking

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

Bell County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BELL County has increased by 74% going from 42 inmates yearly to 73 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BELL County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 730 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bell County, KY

BELL County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Kentucky, yet from the total of 71 inmates only 73 are currently confined, the rest 611 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bell County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BELL County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 596 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 186 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 22%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 16%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bell County Inmates By Race

In BELL County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 459 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 25% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 50%, going from 1,232 to 611 per 100,000 black U.S. residents.

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

Bell County Prisons and Jails

Bell County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments