Cook County, MN Jail and Prison System

COOK County has 95 jails with an average daily population of 181 inmates with a total of 95 jail population. When breaking down the COOK County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 11% with 10 female and 85 male inmates.

How Does Cook County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cook County Parole and Probation

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

Cook County Probation

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

Cook County Booking

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

Cook County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COOK County has increased by 138% going from 40 inmates yearly to 95 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COOK County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,625 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cook County, MN

COOK County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Minnesota, yet from the total of 95 inmates only 95 are currently confined, the rest 1,539 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cook County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COOK County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,778 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 9 times more than female incarceration rate, of 181 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 9%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 18%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cook County Inmates By Race

In COOK County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 573 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 63% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 14%, going from 1,796 to 1,539 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COOK County is on average at a rate of 1,579 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Cook County Prisons and Jails

Cook County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments