Bay County, MI Jail and Prison System

BAY County has 1,193 jails with an average daily population of 150 inmates with a total of 1,210 jail population. When breaking down the BAY County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 20% with 236 female and 744 male inmates.

How Does Bay County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bay County Parole and Probation

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

Bay County Probation

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

Bay County Booking

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

Bay County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BAY County has increased by 1,042% going from 106 inmates yearly to 1,210 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BAY County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,255 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bay County, MI

BAY County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Michigan, yet from the total of 1,193 inmates only 1,210 are currently confined, the rest 5,247 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bay County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BAY County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,256 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 3 times more than female incarceration rate, of 400 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 0%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 14%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bay County Inmates By Race

In BAY County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 262 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 95% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 62%, going from 3,246 to 5,247 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BAY County is on average at a rate of 224 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 184 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 10 from incarceration rate in BAY County.

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

Bay County Prisons and Jails

Bay County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments