Colfax County, NM Jail and Prison System

COLFAX County has 19 jails with an average daily population of 557 inmates with a total of 19 jail population. When breaking down the COLFAX County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 2 female and 14 male inmates.

How Does Colfax County Inmate Search Work?

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

Colfax County Parole and Probation

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

Colfax County Probation

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

Colfax County Booking

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

Colfax County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COLFAX County has increased by 843% going from 2 inmates yearly to 19 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COLFAX County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 411 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Colfax County, NM

COLFAX County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New Mexico, yet from the total of 19 inmates only 19 are currently confined, the rest 1,206 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Colfax County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COLFAX County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 413 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 7 times more than female incarceration rate, of 56 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 1%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 20%.

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

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

Breaking Down Colfax County Inmates By Race

In COLFAX County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 307 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 75% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 46%, going from 2,229 to 1,206 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COLFAX County is on average at a rate of 151 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 2,093 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 476 from incarceration rate in COLFAX County.

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

Colfax County Prisons and Jails

Colfax County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments