Forest County, PA Jail and Prison System

FOREST County has 22 jails with an average daily population of 337 inmates with a total of 22 jail population. When breaking down the FOREST County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 19% with 4 female and 19 male inmates.

How Does Forest County Inmate Search Work?

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

Forest County Parole and Probation

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

Forest County Probation

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

Forest County Booking

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

Forest County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FOREST County has increased by 2,406% going from 1 inmates yearly to 22 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FOREST County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 471 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Forest County, PA

FOREST County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Pennsylvania, yet from the total of 22 inmates only 22 are currently confined, the rest 76 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Forest County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FOREST County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 440 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 2 times more than female incarceration rate, of 273 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 7%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 8%.

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

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

Breaking Down Forest County Inmates By Race

In FOREST County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 565 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is lower by 640% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 8%, going from 71 to 76 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FOREST County is on average at a rate of 245 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 4,658 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 977 from incarceration rate in FOREST County.

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

Forest County Prisons and Jails