Garfield County, MT Jail and Prison System

GARFIELD County has 106 jails with an average daily population of 542 inmates with a total of 106 jail population. When breaking down the GARFIELD County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 10 female and 94 male inmates.

How Does Garfield County Inmate Search Work?

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

Garfield County Parole and Probation

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

Garfield County Probation

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

Garfield County Booking

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

Garfield County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in GARFIELD County has increased by 1,414% going from 7 inmates yearly to 106 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in GARFIELD County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 474 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Garfield County, MT

GARFIELD County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Montana, yet from the total of 106 inmates only 106 are currently confined, the rest 727 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Garfield County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In GARFIELD County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 512 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 9 times more than female incarceration rate, of 53 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 7%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 2%.

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

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

Breaking Down Garfield County Inmates By Race

In GARFIELD County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 258 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 65% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 47%, going from 1,370 to 727 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in GARFIELD County is on average at a rate of 359 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 445 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 136 from incarceration rate in GARFIELD County.

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

Garfield County Prisons and Jails