Forrest County, MS Jail and Prison System

FORREST County has 302 jails with an average daily population of 253 inmates with a total of 333 jail population. When breaking down the FORREST County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 12% with 40 female and 288 male inmates.

How Does Forrest County Inmate Search Work?

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

Forrest County Parole and Probation

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

Forrest County Probation

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

Forrest County Booking

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

Forrest County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FORREST County has increased by 657% going from 44 inmates yearly to 333 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FORREST County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,167 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Forrest County, MS

FORREST County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Mississippi, yet from the total of 302 inmates only 333 are currently confined, the rest 935 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Forrest County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FORREST County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 969 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 148 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 1%.

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

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

Breaking Down Forrest County Inmates By Race

In FORREST County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 248 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 74% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 6%, going from 880 to 935 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FORREST County is on average at a rate of 723 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 787 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 108 from incarceration rate in FORREST County.

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

Forrest County Prisons and Jails

Forrest County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments