Bucks County, PA Jail and Prison System

BUCKS County has 1,097 jails with an average daily population of 571 inmates with a total of 1,097 jail population. When breaking down the BUCKS County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 12% with 131 female and 891 male inmates.

How Does Bucks County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bucks County Parole and Probation

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

Bucks County Probation

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

Bucks County Booking

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

Bucks County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BUCKS County has increased by 599% going from 157 inmates yearly to 1,097 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BUCKS County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 432 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bucks County, PA

BUCKS County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Pennsylvania, yet from the total of 1,097 inmates only 1,097 are currently confined, the rest 1,250 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bucks County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BUCKS County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 440 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 7 times more than female incarceration rate, of 63 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 2%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 4%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bucks County Inmates By Race

In BUCKS County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 195 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 84% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 13%, going from 1,428 to 1,250 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BUCKS County is on average at a rate of 401 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 628 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 361 from incarceration rate in BUCKS County.

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

Bucks County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments