Torrance County, NM Jail and Prison System

TORRANCE County has 165 jails with an average daily population of 95 inmates with a total of 596 jail population. When breaking down the TORRANCE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 5% with 31 female and 428 male inmates.

How Does Torrance County Inmate Search Work?

Torrance County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding Torrance county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

Torrance County Parole and Probation

Torrance County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review Torrance county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Torrance county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

Torrance County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Torrance county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Torrance county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

Torrance County Booking

Torrance county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their Torrance county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s Torrance county booking records without any type of approval .

Torrance County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in TORRANCE County has increased by 5,318% going from 11 inmates yearly to 596 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in TORRANCE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 8,143 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Torrance County, NM

TORRANCE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across New Mexico, yet from the total of 165 inmates only 596 are currently confined, the rest 9,091 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Torrance County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In TORRANCE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 12,718 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 12 times more than female incarceration rate, of 675 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 36%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 34%.

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

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

Breaking Down Torrance County Inmates By Race

In TORRANCE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 912 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 90% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 32%, going from 13,376 to 9,091 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in TORRANCE County is on average at a rate of 13,905 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 13,245 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 656 from incarceration rate in TORRANCE County.

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

Torrance County Prisons and Jails

Torrance County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments