Decatur County, TN Jail and Prison System

DECATUR County has 249 jails with an average daily population of 109 inmates with a total of 249 jail population. When breaking down the DECATUR County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 2% with 5 female and 213 male inmates.

How Does Decatur County Inmate Search Work?

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

Decatur County Parole and Probation

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

Decatur County Probation

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

Decatur County Booking

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

Decatur County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in DECATUR County has increased by 466% going from 44 inmates yearly to 249 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in DECATUR County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 2,453 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Decatur County, TN

DECATUR County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Tennessee, yet from the total of 249 inmates only 249 are currently confined, the rest 1,930 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Decatur County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In DECATUR County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 4,776 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 43 times more than female incarceration rate, of 57 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 49%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 71%.

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

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

Breaking Down Decatur County Inmates By Race

In DECATUR County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 766 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 60% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 57%, going from 4,511 to 1,930 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in DECATUR County is on average at a rate of 1,278 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Decatur County Prisons and Jails

Decatur County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments