Bexar County, TX Jail and Prison System

BEXAR County has 3,257 jails with an average daily population of 570 inmates with a total of 3,257 jail population. When breaking down the BEXAR County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 548 female and 2,730 male inmates.

How Does Bexar County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bexar County Parole and Probation

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

Bexar County Probation

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

Bexar County Booking

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

Bexar County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BEXAR County has increased by 365% going from 700 inmates yearly to 3,257 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BEXAR County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 442 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bexar County, TX

BEXAR County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 3,257 inmates only 3,257 are currently confined, the rest 545 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bexar County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BEXAR County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 611 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 86 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 28%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 4%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bexar County Inmates By Race

In BEXAR County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 295 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 46% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 37%, going from 871 to 545 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BEXAR County is on average at a rate of 357 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 33 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 10 from incarceration rate in BEXAR County.

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

Bexar County Prisons and Jails

Bexar County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments