Gaines County, TX Jail and Prison System

GAINES County has 17 jails with an average daily population of 1,143 inmates with a total of 21 jail population. When breaking down the GAINES County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 19% with 4 female and 15 male inmates.

How Does Gaines County Inmate Search Work?

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

Gaines County Parole and Probation

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

Gaines County Probation

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

Gaines County Booking

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

Gaines County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in GAINES County has increased by 133% going from 9 inmates yearly to 21 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in GAINES County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 255 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Gaines County, TX

GAINES County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 17 inmates only 21 are currently confined, the rest 476 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Gaines County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In GAINES County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 286 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 71 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 11%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 4%.

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

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

Breaking Down Gaines County Inmates By Race

In GAINES County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 135 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 72% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 32%, going from 698 to 476 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in GAINES County is on average at a rate of 254 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Gaines County Prisons and Jails

Gaines County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments