Morgan County, KY Jail and Prison System

MORGAN County has 405 jails with an average daily population of 295 inmates with a total of 430 jail population. When breaking down the MORGAN County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 16% with 70 female and 380 male inmates.

How Does Morgan County Inmate Search Work?

Morgan County inmate records are public documents that anyone can get a copy of easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the access to regarding Morgan county inmate records which provide a lot of useful details about a person.

Morgan County Parole and Probation

Morgan County Parole

Parole is when a criminal is allowed to leave prison early because they have behaved well while serving their time. A parole board makes the decision on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can acquire Morgan county parole records and find out a lot about a person . Some things contained in the Morgan county parole documents may be information about their court ruling and their crimes. You might also find details about where they were held and the stipulations of their parole.

Morgan County Probation

Along with those criminals that have been released, you might also be able to review Morgan county probation records showing men and women who didn't go to jail but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without limits . Probationers must visit with a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Morgan county public records will show the inmate crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling judge department details who sentenced them. Along with that information , you may see headshots , fingerprints, physical details about the inmate , and other details.

Morgan County Booking

Morgan county bookings are also helpful when looking for details on whether or not a person has been arrested. When a criminal is arrested, the officer fills out documents and then holds them in a prison , which essentially becomes their Morgan county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, images , physical details, their name, and address, police officer who arrested them , the details of the crime, the location, and any cars that were involved. The general public has the power to read a copy of someone’s Morgan county booking records without any type of allowance .

Morgan County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in MORGAN County has increased by 583% going from 63 inmates yearly to 430 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in MORGAN County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 979 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Morgan County, KY

MORGAN County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Kentucky, yet from the total of 405 inmates only 430 are currently confined, the rest 867 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Morgan County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In MORGAN County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 960 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 181 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 2%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 4%.

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

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

Breaking Down Morgan County Inmates By Race

In MORGAN County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 503 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 42% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 30%, going from 1,248 to 867 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in MORGAN County is on average at a rate of 764 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Morgan County Prisons and Jails

Morgan County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments