Bowie County, TX Jail and Prison System

BOWIE County has 666 jails with an average daily population of 140 inmates with a total of 685 jail population. When breaking down the BOWIE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 13% with 89 female and 621 male inmates.

How Does Bowie County Inmate Search Work?

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

Bowie County Parole and Probation

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

Bowie County Probation

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

Bowie County Booking

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

Bowie County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BOWIE County has increased by 1,357% going from 47 inmates yearly to 685 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BOWIE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,966 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bowie County, TX

BOWIE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 666 inmates only 685 are currently confined, the rest 2,258 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Bowie County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BOWIE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 310 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 6 times more than female incarceration rate, of 306 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 534%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 37%.

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

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

Breaking Down Bowie County Inmates By Race

In BOWIE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 737 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 67% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 78%, going from 1,272 to 2,258 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BOWIE County is on average at a rate of 1,207 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Bowie County Prisons and Jails

Bowie County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments