Bristol County, MA Jail and Prison System

BRISTOL County has 1,254 jails with an average daily population of 442 inmates with a total of 1,314 jail population. When breaking down the BRISTOL County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 11% with 144 female and 1,133 male inmates.

How Does Bristol County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bristol County Parole and Probation

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

Bristol County Probation

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

Bristol County Booking

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

Bristol County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BRISTOL County has increased by 911% going from 130 inmates yearly to 1,314 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BRISTOL County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 620 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bristol County, MA

BRISTOL County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Massachusetts, yet from the total of 1,254 inmates only 1,314 are currently confined, the rest 1,566 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bristol County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BRISTOL County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 688 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 76 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 10%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 8%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bristol County Inmates By Race

In BRISTOL County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 227 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 86% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 20%, going from 1,970 to 1,566 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BRISTOL County is on average at a rate of 1,280 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Bristol County Prisons and Jails

Bristol County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments