Fairfield County, SC Jail and Prison System

FAIRFIELD County has 267 jails with an average daily population of 563 inmates with a total of 267 jail population. When breaking down the FAIRFIELD County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 23% with 62 female and 204 male inmates.

How Does Fairfield County Inmate Search Work?

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

Fairfield County Parole and Probation

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

Fairfield County Probation

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

Fairfield County Booking

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

Fairfield County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in FAIRFIELD County has increased by 551% going from 41 inmates yearly to 267 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in FAIRFIELD County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 412 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Fairfield County, SC

FAIRFIELD County has th highest jail incarceration rate across South Carolina, yet from the total of 267 inmates only 267 are currently confined, the rest 769 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Fairfield County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In FAIRFIELD County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 372 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 3 times more than female incarceration rate, of 128 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 11%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 31%.

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

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

Breaking Down Fairfield County Inmates By Race

In FAIRFIELD County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 235 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 69% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 26%, going from 612 to 769 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in FAIRFIELD County is on average at a rate of 260 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Fairfield County Prisons and Jails