Butler County, PA Jail and Prison System

BUTLER County has 74 jails with an average daily population of 274 inmates with a total of 77 jail population. When breaking down the BUTLER County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 8% with 6 female and 89 male inmates.

How Does Butler County Inmate Search Work?

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

Butler County Parole and Probation

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

Butler County Probation

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

Butler County Booking

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

Butler County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BUTLER County has increased by 542% going from 12 inmates yearly to 77 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BUTLER County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,501 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Butler County, PA

BUTLER County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Pennsylvania, yet from the total of 74 inmates only 77 are currently confined, the rest 1,169 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Butler County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BUTLER County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,150 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 17 times more than female incarceration rate, of 88 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 31%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 3%.

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

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

Breaking Down Butler County Inmates By Race

In BUTLER County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 406 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 65% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 24%, going from 940 to 1,169 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BUTLER County is on average at a rate of 347 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Butler County Prisons and Jails

Butler County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments