Essex County, NJ Jail and Prison System

ESSEX County has 1,398 jails with an average daily population of 550 inmates with a total of 1,448 jail population. When breaking down the ESSEX County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 2% with 33 female and 1,388 male inmates.

How Does Essex County Inmate Search Work?

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

Essex County Parole and Probation

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

Essex County Probation

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

Essex County Booking

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

Essex County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in ESSEX County has increased by 635% going from 197 inmates yearly to 1,448 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in ESSEX County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 557 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Essex County, NJ

ESSEX County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New Jersey, yet from the total of 1,398 inmates only 1,448 are currently confined, the rest 474 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Essex County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In ESSEX County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 690 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 44 times more than female incarceration rate, of 13 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 19%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 28%.

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

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

Breaking Down Essex County Inmates By Race

In ESSEX County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 137 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 71% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 53%, going from 1,016 to 474 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in ESSEX County is on average at a rate of 493 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 387 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 167 from incarceration rate in ESSEX County.

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

Essex County Prisons and Jails

Essex County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments