Ashe County, NC Jail and Prison System

ASHE County has 153 jails with an average daily population of 177 inmates with a total of 160 jail population. When breaking down the ASHE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 23% with 36 female and 137 male inmates.

How Does Ashe County Inmate Search Work?

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

Ashe County Parole and Probation

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

Ashe County Probation

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

Ashe County Booking

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

Ashe County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in ASHE County has increased by 344% going from 36 inmates yearly to 160 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in ASHE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,619 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Ashe County, NC

ASHE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across North Carolina, yet from the total of 153 inmates only 160 are currently confined, the rest 17,470 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Ashe County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In ASHE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,069 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 435 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 51%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 43%.

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

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

Breaking Down Ashe County Inmates By Race

In ASHE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 839 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 95% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 7%, going from 16,348 to 17,470 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in ASHE County is on average at a rate of 1,374 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Ashe County Prisons and Jails

Ashe County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments