Cottonwood County, MN Jail and Prison System

COTTONWOOD County has 12 jails with an average daily population of 969 inmates with a total of 12 jail population. When breaking down the COTTONWOOD County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 42% with 5 female and 12 male inmates.

How Does Cottonwood County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cottonwood County Parole and Probation

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

Cottonwood County Probation

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

Cottonwood County Booking

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

Cottonwood County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COTTONWOOD County has increased by 300% going from 3 inmates yearly to 12 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COTTONWOOD County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 346 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cottonwood County, MN

COTTONWOOD County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Minnesota, yet from the total of 12 inmates only 12 are currently confined, the rest 0 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cottonwood County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COTTONWOOD County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 287 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 2 times more than female incarceration rate, of 146 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 20%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 0%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cottonwood County Inmates By Race

In COTTONWOOD County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 167 per 100,000 white U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COTTONWOOD County is on average at a rate of 340 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 2,222 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 2,096 from incarceration rate in COTTONWOOD County.

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

Cottonwood County Prisons and Jails

Cottonwood County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments