Blount County, TN Jail and Prison System

BLOUNT County has 134 jails with an average daily population of 431 inmates with a total of 134 jail population. When breaking down the BLOUNT County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 19% with 25 female and 97 male inmates.

How Does Blount County Inmate Search Work?

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

Blount County Parole and Probation

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

Blount County Probation

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

Blount County Booking

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

Blount County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BLOUNT County has increased by 436% going from 25 inmates yearly to 134 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BLOUNT County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 521 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Blount County, TN

BLOUNT County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Tennessee, yet from the total of 134 inmates only 134 are currently confined, the rest 1,716 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Blount County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BLOUNT County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 520 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 137 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 0%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 19%.

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

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

Breaking Down Blount County Inmates By Race

In BLOUNT County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 308 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 82% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 22%, going from 1,404 to 1,716 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BLOUNT County is on average at a rate of 359 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Blount County Prisons and Jails

Blount County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments