Meagher County, MT Jail and Prison System

MEAGHER County has 8 jails with an average daily population of 242 inmates with a total of 8 jail population. When breaking down the MEAGHER County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 22% with 2 female and 8 male inmates.

How Does Meagher County Inmate Search Work?

Meagher County inmate records are public documents that anyone can get a copy of easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the access to regarding Meagher county inmate records which provide a lot of useful details about a person.

Meagher County Parole and Probation

Meagher County Parole

Parole is when a criminal is allowed to leave prison early because they have behaved well while serving their time. A parole board makes the decision on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can acquire Meagher county parole records and find out a lot about a person . Some things contained in the Meagher county parole documents may be information about their court ruling and their crimes. You might also find details about where they were held and the stipulations of their parole.

Meagher County Probation

Along with those criminals that have been released, you might also be able to review Meagher county probation records showing men and women who didn't go to jail but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without limits . Probationers must visit with a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Meagher county public records will show the inmate crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling judge department details who sentenced them. Along with that information , you may see headshots , fingerprints, physical details about the inmate , and other details.

Meagher County Booking

Meagher county bookings are also helpful when looking for details on whether or not a person has been arrested. When a criminal is arrested, the officer fills out documents and then holds them in a prison , which essentially becomes their Meagher county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, images , physical details, their name, and address, police officer who arrested them , the details of the crime, the location, and any cars that were involved. The general public has the power to read a copy of someone’s Meagher county booking records without any type of allowance .

Meagher County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in MEAGHER County has increased by 665% going from 1 inmates yearly to 8 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in MEAGHER County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,417 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Meagher County, MT

MEAGHER County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Montana, yet from the total of 8 inmates only 8 are currently confined, the rest 28,233 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Meagher County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In MEAGHER County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,160 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 294 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 22%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 21%.

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

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

Breaking Down Meagher County Inmates By Race

In MEAGHER County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 728 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 97% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 0%, going from 28,233 to 28,233 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in MEAGHER County is on average at a rate of 2,946 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 12,554 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 3,082 from incarceration rate in MEAGHER County.

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