Wharton County, TX Jail and Prison System

WHARTON County has 118 jails with an average daily population of 349 inmates with a total of 130 jail population. When breaking down the WHARTON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 12 female and 117 male inmates.

How Does Wharton County Inmate Search Work?

Wharton County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding Wharton county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

Wharton County Parole and Probation

Wharton County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review Wharton county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Wharton county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

Wharton County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Wharton county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Wharton county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

Wharton County Booking

Wharton county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their Wharton county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s Wharton county booking records without any type of approval .

Wharton County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in WHARTON County has increased by 465% going from 23 inmates yearly to 130 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in WHARTON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 904 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Wharton County, TX

WHARTON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 118 inmates only 130 are currently confined, the rest 1,311 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Wharton County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In WHARTON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 846 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 10 times more than female incarceration rate, of 93 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 7%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 8%.

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

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

Breaking Down Wharton County Inmates By Race

In WHARTON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 210 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 84% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 2%, going from 1,279 to 1,311 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in WHARTON County is on average at a rate of 652 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

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

Wharton County Prisons and Jails

Wharton County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments