Catawba County, NC Jail and Prison System

CATAWBA County has 264 jails with an average daily population of 585 inmates with a total of 272 jail population. When breaking down the CATAWBA County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 18% with 48 female and 260 male inmates.

How Does Catawba County Inmate Search Work?

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

Catawba County Parole and Probation

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

Catawba County Probation

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

Catawba County Booking

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

Catawba County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in CATAWBA County has increased by 635% going from 37 inmates yearly to 272 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in CATAWBA County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 523 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Catawba County, NC

CATAWBA County has th highest jail incarceration rate across North Carolina, yet from the total of 264 inmates only 272 are currently confined, the rest 982 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Catawba County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In CATAWBA County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 467 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 95 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 12%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 44%.

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

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

Breaking Down Catawba County Inmates By Race

In CATAWBA County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 265 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 73% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 0%, going from 985 to 982 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in CATAWBA County is on average at a rate of 205 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Catawba County Prisons and Jails

Catawba County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments