Galveston County, TX Jail and Prison System

GALVESTON County has 899 jails with an average daily population of 349 inmates with a total of 929 jail population. When breaking down the GALVESTON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 18% with 168 female and 794 male inmates.

How Does Galveston County Inmate Search Work?

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

Galveston County Parole and Probation

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

Galveston County Probation

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

Galveston County Booking

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

Galveston County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in GALVESTON County has increased by 573% going from 138 inmates yearly to 929 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in GALVESTON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 763 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Galveston County, TX

GALVESTON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 899 inmates only 929 are currently confined, the rest 1,391 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Galveston County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In GALVESTON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 883 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 156 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 14%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 19%.

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

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

Breaking Down Galveston County Inmates By Race

In GALVESTON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 454 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 declined by 25%, going from 1,849 to 1,391 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in GALVESTON County is on average at a rate of 574 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 365 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 76 from incarceration rate in GALVESTON County.

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

Galveston County Prisons and Jails

Galveston County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments